When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.

It is much more likely that help comes in when what you are doing is done while you are in a state of inner peace, rather than resistance.

A belief may be comforting. Only through your own experience, however, does it become liberating.

That is the challenge of a spiritual teacher: not to take on board the projections of specialness people have. This is especially dangerous for spiritual teachers who only have contact with disciples or followers, who may live in an ashram.

Beyond the beauty of external forms, there is more here: something that cannot be named, something ineffable, some deep, inner, holy essence. Whenever and wherever there is beauty, this inner essence shines through somehow. It only reveals itself to you when you are present.

Music is a wonderful way of getting in touch with the stillness within.

Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don't see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence.