There is no wisdom where there is no common sense: it cannot under those conditions find any expression.

Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.

The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all'.

When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.

Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

No practice exists in isolation.

If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

Anybody or anything may stand between you and knowledge if you are unfit for it.

Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.

If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.

Actions do not need to be changed

Yes, heaven forbid I not be protected from tanks.

The heart of a yogi should always bear good-will and thoughts that benefit others.

There are some temptations which are so strong that they must be virtues.

Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the orther team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.

A single tree doesn't make a forest.

Man is never truly himself except when he is actively creating something.

I used to believe in the pretty pictures that were all around me, but now I know for sure that I was stupid.

Some things that are invisible and untouchable can nevertheless be seen and felt.

Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget.