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

The way to really live is to die. The passport to living is to imagine yourself in your grave. Imagine you're lying in your coffin....Now look at your problems from that viewpoint. Changes everything, doesn't it?

The poor think they will be happy when they become rich. The rich think they will be happy when they are rid of their ulcers.

The important thing is not to know who "I" is or what "I" is. You'll never succeed. There are no words for it. The important thing is to drop the labels.

There comes a point in your life when you become stark raving insane, commit suicide or become a mystic.

Happiness is not something you acquire; love is not something you produce; love is not something you have; love is something that has you.

If the heart is unobstructed, the result is love.