This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly attached to it.

Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver; we are just a channel for giving.

Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals.

Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone else.

Be equal to whatever you meet! That is a better way to react to life. It is accomplished simply by meeting everything in understanding, by demanding understanding from within yourself.

It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.

Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.

Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.

Self Realization is finding That which is beyond even superconsciousness itself, beyond the mind-timeless, causeless, spaceless.

The object in being on the spiritual path is not to have just a little influx of energy, but to be the energy itself - consciously.

Spiritual destiny is manifested in the lives of those who stand out from the masses and actually do something, who live a creative life for the benefit of others.

Whatever it was that came over him that night pulled a cord—her laugh, or her surprise gasp slipping out to think he’d do something so bold.

What happens outside you, and what happens inside you - happens in two entirely different worlds. You can take charge of only one of these worlds.

Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself.

I could not write about "ordinary people" because I am not in the least interested in them.

There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.

The object of living is work, experience, happiness.

As long as you do not hold a balance between your seeing of things and your execution, you will do nothing that is really good.

In our family, there wasn't anything else besides art. Nothing else in the world existed. My father never spoke about going to a movie or listening to music, other than my mother's singing.

Alone, lonely people talk to themselves. In company, they often continue.