Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.

Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.

If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.

Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.

It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken.

Never think of results, just do!

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.

He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.

Nobody can keep on being angry if she looks into the heart of a pansy for a little while.

Nothing in this life will ever make sense to me but I can't help but try to collect the change and hope it's enough to pay for our mistakes.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total?

Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read, not by what others tell him.

I'm a terrible interviewer. I'm not a journalist - although I have a Peabody Award - and I'm not really a late-night host. What I am is honest.

Whelan was in the position he was, exactly

Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time, with eyes of a child, fresh with wonder.

Oh it's TRUE, it's DAMN true.

Is heaven a hope or as real as the earth and sky?