The world is what you believe it to be, and it changes as you change.

It's not possible to have a problem without believing a prior thought. To notice this simple truth is the beginning of peace.

An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It's a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television, or credit cards, so we can focus out there and not have to look at the feeling. And that's as it should be, because in our innocence we haven't known how. So now what we can do is reach out for a paper and a pencil, write thought down, and investigate.

Identify your painful thought, question it, and wake yourself up. No one else can.

There is nothing that isn't true if you believe it; and nothing is true, believe it or not.

A thought is harmless unless we believe it. It’s not our thoughts, but our attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering. Attaching to a thought means believing that it’s true, without inquiring. A belief is a thought that we’ve been attaching to, often for years.

We suffer only until we realize that we can't know anything.