Rather than understand the original cause-a thought-we try to change the stressful feelings by looking outside ourselves.

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.

Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.

Seeking love keeps you from the awareness that you already have it—that you are it.

The miracle of love comes to you in the presence of the uninterpreted moment. If you are mentally somewhere else, you miss real life.

Eating, drinking, and depression disorders are really thinking disorders.

Nothing belongs to me. Everything comes and goes. Serenity is an open door.