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

It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken.

Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.

Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.

Common aim is stronger than blood.

One of man's important mistakes, one which must be remembered, is his illusion in regard to his I. Man such as we know him, the 'man-machine,' the man who cannot 'do,' and with whom and through whom everything 'happens,' cannot have a permanent and single I. His I changes as quickly as his thoughts, feelings and moods, and he makes a profound mistake in considering himself always one and the same person; in reality he is always a different person, not the one he was a moment ago.

One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.