If a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.

Listen, you have now found the conditions in which the desire of your heart can become the reality of your being. Stay here, until you acquire a force in you that nothing can destroy. Then you'll need to go back into life, and there you will measure yourself constantly with forces which will show you your place.

The first reason for people's slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.

One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment - only you must first realize this.

If a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.

You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.