It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

Every one of us lives in a world that is no larger and no smaller than our understanding.

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

See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn't work. Dare to let go and you won't lose a thing except for a punishing idea.

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.

Being anxious, or in a painful rush of any kind, kills the possibility of meeting anyone with compassion

The heart at peace is its own reward, needing nothing outside of itself to be fully content.