The world is in such a mess because of the continuous conflict that arises between human beings - not only between individuals but between tribes and nations and this group and that group and so on. But change can come in only when people start with themselves.

The place that I love most is the stillness. It's not that the stillness is lost when I talk or when I teach because the words arise out of the stillness. But when people leave me, there is only the stillness left. And I love that so much.

I know that at the core of each religion there is the truth, heavily obscured in some cases, but it's there.

To the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and future are considered important.

The actual experience of awakening can only be in the present moment.

Observe your thoughts, don't believe them.

Emotion arises at the place where mind and body meet. It is the body's reaction to your mind - or you might say, a reflection of your mind in the body.