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.

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

There's never a mistake in the universe. So if your partner is angry, good. If there are things about him that you consider flaws, good, because these flaws are your own, you're projecting them, and you can write them down, inquire, and set yourself free. People go to India to find a guru, but you don't have to: you're living with one. Your partner will give you everything you need for your own freedom.

We've been looking outside us for our own peace. We've been looking in the wrong direction.

The world will be at war as long as the mind is at war with itself. If we can't find peace within ourselves, where is the hope for peace in the world?

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

There are no new stressful thoughts. They're all recycled.