As the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.

Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.

I was neurotic for years. I was anxious and depressed and selfish. Everyone kept telling me to change. I resented them and I agreed with them, and I wanted to change, but simply couldn't, no matter how hard I tried. Then one day someone said to me, Don't change. I love you just as you are. Those words were music to my ears: Don't change, Don't change. Don't change . . . I love you as you are. I relaxed. I came alive. And suddenly I changed!

People who deliberate fully before they take a step will spend their lives on one leg

Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings.

Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed; after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.

Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.