the greatest learning of the ages lies in accepting life exactly as it comes to us.

Are you your clothes? Are you your name? Are you your profession? Stop identifying with them. They come and go

We do not have a fear of the unknown. What we fear is giving up the known.

Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some say they admired his faith. Faith?" said the Master. He had the courage of his convictions, didn't he?" That was fanaticism, not faith. Faith demands a greater courage still: to reexamine one's convictions and reject them if they do not fit the facts.

The genius of a composer is found in the notes of his music; but analyzing the notes will not reveal his genius. The poet's greatness is contained in his words; yet the study of his words will not disclose his inspiration. God reveals himself in creation; but scrutinize creation as minutely as you wish, you will not find God, any more than you will find the soul through careful examination of your body.

Live your life as you see fit. That's not selfish. Selfish is to demand that others live their lives as you see fit.

Rare indeed, is the relationship in which the other is not cultivated for what one can get for oneself.