I live in a state of grace, where I don't have to know.

Ultimately, I am all I can know.

Clarity moves much more efficiently than violence or stress.

I'm the one who changes the world if I can follow what I think should and shouldn't be lived in this world.

Once we begin to question our thoughts, our partners-alive, dead or divorced-are always our greatest teachers. There's no mistake about the person you're with; he or she is the perfect teacher for you, whether or not the relationship works out, and once you enter inquiry, you come to see that clearly.

There is no story that is you or that leads to you. Every story leads away from you.

One morning as I lay sleeping on the floor, a cockroach crawled over my foot. And I opened my eyes out of this dead sleep - about a 43-year sleep - and in place of all that darkness was a joy that I can't describe.