There is no use for energy of any kind whatsoever unless there is a plan back of it.

Meditation transports one from the transient world of matter to the real world of dreamings, visions, and imaginings where idea is and concepts are born.

Knowledge is cosmic. It does not evolve or unfold in man. Man unfolds to an awareness of it. He gradually discovers it.

The true measure of greatness of a human being is their ability to express love in relationship.

Every man should be master of anything he does and should do it in a masterly manner, with love, no matter what it is, whether hard physical work, menial or boring work, or inspirational work.

The keystone of the entire structure of the spiritual and physical universe is Rhythmic Balanced Interchange between all opposites.

The beauty of a piece of music is not in its technique but in the Soul of its creator; nor is it in the sound vibrations of the piece but in the silence of the Light from which the sound springs.

The mightiest works have been accomplished by men who have somehow kept their ability to dream great dreams.

I will see beauty and goodness in all things. From all that is unlovely shall my vision be immune.

Every genius thinks INWARDLY toward his Mind instead of outwardly toward his senses

When our knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by the illusions of our senses.

Life is like a rushing river. If we fight the current we are drawn under and drown in emotion.

I have not yet lost a feeling of wonder, and of delight, that the delicate motion should reside in all the things around us, revealing itself only to him who looks for it.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

Rushdie is a hostage.

Dilettantes appreciate the work, professors the master at the same time.

You can never give up or get down on yourself. A true champion keeps his or her chin up and always takes life one race at a time.

He was impolite while making a point? This is Vlad the Impaler. His points usually come at the end of a long pole.

The intimate and meditative form that Plutarch became known for was completely new in his day.

If there is such a person on the planet, then he or she-this self-appointed arbiter of “appropriateness”-deserves to be confronted with as many “inappropriate” transgressions as possible.