When a thought appears such as "Do the dishes" and you don't do them, notice how an internal war breaks out... The stress and weariness you feel are really mental combat fatigue.

Affecting the world is obviously possible when we see people in the world who we really love and respect and we see how that they affect our lives.

If you think the cause of your problem is 'out there,' you'll try to solve it from the outside. Take the shortcut: solve it from within.

Until you look forward to all criticism, your Work's not done.

What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?

Those questions - when you think about a thought, when you're believing a thought or concept and you question it - you realize that it changes things. Every cell in your body is awake with inquiry.

Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.