It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation

Inner disarmament, external disarmament; these must go together, you see. Peace is not just mere absence of violence - genuine peace must start in each individual heart.

Through meditative techniques, one can free the mind of delusions and attain what we call enlightenment.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.