The world was beautiful when looked at in this way-without any seeking, so simple, so childlike.

Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else.

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

To recognize causes is to think, and through thought alone feelings become knowledge and are not lost, but become real and begin to mature.

I sped through heaven and saw god at work. I suffered holy pains. I dropped all my defenses and was afraid of nothing in the world. I accepted all things and to all things I gave up my heart.

When someone seeks," said Siddhartha, "then it easily happens that his eyes see only the thing that he seeks, and he is able to find nothing, to take in nothing because he always thinks only about the thing he is seeking, because he has one goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: having a goal. But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal.

Love can be begged, bought, or received as a gift, one can find it in the street, but one cannot steal it.