The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.

I am a lover of what is, not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality.

When you become a lover of what is, the war is over.

Stress never feels as natural as peace does

There is no thought or situation that you can't put up against inquiry. Every thought, every person, every apparent problem is here for the sake of your freedom.

Never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order.

Until you can love what is - everything, including the apparent violence and craziness - you're separate from the world, and you'll see it as dangerous and frightening.