I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as the soul of all.

It is not solid wood that can become a flute, but the empty reed.

The more sincerity is developed, the greater share of truth you will have. And however much sincerity a person may have, there is always a gap to fill, for we live in the midst of falsehood, and we are always apt to be carried away by this world of falsehood. Therefore we must never think we are sincere enough, and we must always be on our guard against influences which may carry us away from that sincerity which is the bridge between ourselves and our ideal. No study, no meditation is more helpful than sincerity itself.

To bring the sublime into the mundane is the greatest challenge there is.

A soul who is not close to nature is far away from what is called spirituality. In order to be spiritual one must communicate, and especially one must communicate with nature; one must feel nature.

The gardener uses both roses in the flowerbed and thorns in making fences.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.