If I say, if I talk about, 'I want to be enlightened...' it implies a future. And there isn't any.

Bottom line is, if someone says something about me and it upsets me, it's true.

You don’t experience anxiety unless you’re attached to a thought that isn’t true for you. It’s that simple.

I use the word inquiry as synonymous with The Work...Inquiry is a way to end confusion and to experience internal peace, even in a world of apparent chaos. Above all else, inquiry is about realizing that all the answers we ever need are always available inside us.

Our parents, our children, our spouses, and our friends will continue to press every button we have, until we realize what it is that we don't want to know about ourselves, yet. They will point us to our freedom every time.

The more you reveal, the more you have to question and the freer you get. Until, finally, you're absolutely exposed. And that leaves you in a fearless position, because you can work in the world without the fear of being found out. That is freedom.

Whatever it takes for you to find your freedom, that's what you've lived.