Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n.

The Work is four questions and a turnaround. The Work is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering and violence in the world. The Work is a very, very simple process. It's for anyone who can answer a question that is willing to. It takes a bit of willingness and an open mind.

I love being free enough that I can be so intimate with people, and that people are free enough that we can all be intimate with each other!

You are your only hope, because we're not changing until you do. Our job is to keep coming at you, as hard as we can, with everything that angers, upsets, or repulses you, until you understand. We love you that much, whether we're aware of it or not. The whole world is about you.

The power of one! If I can't stop war in my life, how can I expect politicians to stop war in the world? I can't. And we all have equal wisdom, so if I can do it then I know that anyone can do it if their mind is open to answering just four simple questions and beginning there.

When your son is healthy and happy, you're healthy and happy. And when your son is not healthy, let's say you're unhappy.

The teacher you need is the person you're living with.