Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

Just as all thought, and primarily that of non-signification, signifies something, so there is no art that has no signification.

The rest of my life (as a 39 year old) I want to reflect on what life is.

I am too tired, even to be happy.

...and he crosses the line with the ball almost mesmerically tied to his foot with a piece of string.

I could not write about a subject sacred to me because I would be too flippant. Fortunately, there are no subjects sacred to me.

The Gita distinguishes between the powers of light and darkness and demonstrates their incompatibility.

The science of nonviolence can alone lead one to pure democracy.

The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it.

It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do --or don't do.

The source of your mind is love and whatever you do to go to that source, is spiritual practice.