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

You are so proud of your intelligence," said the master. "You are like a like a condemned man, proud of the vastness of his prison cell.

May the peace of God disturb you always.

Don't ask the world to change....you change first.

Anytime you have a negative feeling toward anyone, you're living in an illusion. There's something seriously wrong with you. You're not seeing reality. Something inside of you has to change. But what do we generally do when we have a negative feeling? "He is to blame, she is to blame. She's got to change." No! The world's all right. The one who has to change is you.

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

A newly married couple said, "What shall we do to make our love endure?" Said the Master, "Love other things together".