The only thing you fear is the unreality that you yourself have invented.

I would go out into the desert. The desert was my teacher. I didn't know about gurus and wise people-I wasn't a reader.

When I turn the thought around - the thought that war, let's say war in Iraq, should stop - the turnaround is the war in myself should stop.

Low self-esteem is not possible when you understand the nature of everything. Depression is not possible. The universe is absolutely friendly.

When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.

I like to say understanding is the power.

Clarity moves much more efficiently than violence or stress.