Self-pity is the campsite of self-defeat; it is a dark refuge for those parts of us that would rather wallow in what cannot be than dare to explore what is possible.

The only one interested in hearing your sad story is . . . you; and even you wish you didn't have to relive it again!

Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.

The only mistake that we can make as human beings is to be asleep, unaware of ourselves.

False life is exhausting; Real Life is inexhaustible.

Work to connect yourself to the allness of life -- instead of identifying with the smallness of it -- and you'll awaken to a greatness already living within you that is no more bothered by the little things in life than a mountain is made miserable by the rain that falls upon it.

Real prayer, the soul-transformi ng kind, is self-discontinu ity. It is a conscious act of self-suspension arising from the wish for something new to occur.