That's the purpose of stress. It's a friend. It's an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it's time to do The Work.

It's a wonderful world when you have what you want at all times.

When your mind opens, the whole world falls into place.

As long as you think that the cause of your problem is "out there" - as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering - the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of victim, that you’re suffering in paradise.

No one has ever been able to control his thinking, although people may tell the story of how they have. I don't let go of my thoughts-I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.

An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It's a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television, or credit cards, so we can focus out there and not have to look at the feeling. And that's as it should be, because in our innocence we haven't known how. So now what we can do is reach out for a paper and a pencil, write thought down, and investigate.

The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.