What is outside yourself does not convey much worth; Clothes do not make the man, the saddle not the horse.

If in your heart you make a manger for his birth then God will once again become a child on earth.

Love is difficult, because loving is not enough: We must, like God, ourselves be Love.

The Rose which here on earth is now perceived by me, has blossomed thus in god from all eternity.

The Rose is without 'why'—she blooms because she blooms.

If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.

A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature.