If you leave the pool you have dug for yourself and go out into the river of life then life has an astonishing way of taking care of you, because then there is no taking care on your part.

We all place ourselves at various levels, and we are constantly falling from these heights. It is the falls we are ashamed of. Self-esteem is the cause of our shame, of our fall. It is this self-esteem that must be understood, and not the fall.

A man who is really earnest must begin with himself, he must be passively aware of all his thoughts, feelings and actions.

The fact is there is nothing that you can trust; and that is a terrible fact, whether you like it or not. Psychologically there is nothing in the world, that you can put your faith, your trust, or your belief in. Neither your gods, nor your science can save you, can bring you psychological certainty; and you have to accept that you can trust in absolutely nothing.

The man who is seeking truth is free of all societies and cultures.

Truth is not a matter of argumentation and conviction; it is not the outcome of opinion.

It is love alone that leads to right action. What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will.