The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.

No-one can disappoint you, only your thoughts about them can

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.

When we work with our thinking, then to have great wealth is the same as to have nothing. That's the only freedom.

I shouldn't steal in this world.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you.

It's very benign, it seems, to think, "There's a tree." In fact, it's a very beautiful thought. If someone chops down all the trees, then we think, "Oh, my goodness, something is out of order in my world." We begin to think, "Who am I in a world without trees?"