A culture that denies death inevitably becomes shallow and superficial, concerned only with the external form of things. When death is denied, life loses its depth.

For most people on the planet, consciousness can be equated with thought. They haven't experienced what it means to be conscious without thought, or they have only for very brief instants.

If I cannot live with myself, there must be two of me

Living up to an image that you have of yourself or that other people have of you is inauthentic living.

Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose