It's not that we fear the place of darkness, but that we don't think we are worth the effort to find the place of light.

Books seek us out. They slip themselves into our hands just at the time we are ready for a new self-concept.

Don't strive for love, be it.

Next time I will ..." "From now on I will ..." - What makes me think I am wiser today than I will be tomorrow?

Problems assault us to the degree they preoccupy us. The key to release, rest, and inner freedom is not the elimination of all external difficulties. It is letting go of our pattern of reactions to those difficulties.

Boredom or discontent is useful to me when I acknowledge it and see clearly my assumption that there's something else I would rather be doing. In this way boredom can act as an invitation to freedom by opening me to new options and thoughts. For example, if I can't change the activity, can I look at it more honestly?

Sometimes when I generalize, I am saying, 'Let's pretend I am God,' and of course the other person argues that point endlessly. But I notice that if the other person takes a stand for himself and states his thoughts as his thoughts, I pay more attention to what he is saying and look deeper in myself.