The way of peace is a soul journey. . . . If you can live from the level of your soul, you are doing something very special. The important thing is how much consciousness you add to the whole of human existence, for that is how eternity expresses itself, like a lamp shining through the window of eternity.

Our body is the place that our memories and dreams call home for the time being.

In my life nothing goes wrong. When things seem to not meet my expectations, I let go of how I think things should be. It's a matter of not having any attachment to any fixed outcome.

Pain is not the same as suffering. Left to itself, the body discharges pain spontaneously, letting go of it the moment that the underlying cause is healed. Suffering is pain that we hold on to. It comes from the mind’s mysterious instinct to believe that pain is good, or that it cannot be escaped, or that the person deserves it.

The present moment is the only time that is eternal and the only time in which we can experience happiness.

It is only by questioning what people take for granted, what people hold to be true, that we can break through the hypnosis of social conditioning.

Try not to worry what your parents think - try to help them see that you do live by the values that they taught you.