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

Think of a flabby person covered with layers of fat. That is what your mind can become - flabby, covered with layers of fat till it becomes too dull and lazy to think, to observe, to explore, to discover ... not wanting to be disturbed or questioned into wakefulness.

There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them.

The present moment is never intolerable. What's intolerable is what's going to happen in the next four hours. To have your body here at 8 pm and your mind at 10:30 pm, that's what causes us suffering.

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

Can one be fully human without experiencing tragedy? The only tragedy there is in the world is ignorance; all evil comes from that.

You are never in love with anyone. You're only in love with your prejudiced and hopeful idea of that person.