Order cannot possibly be brought about through conformity to a pattern, under any circumstances.

We are very defensive, and therefore aggressive, when we hold on to a particular belief, a dogmas, or when we worship our particular nationality, with the rag that is called the flag.

It is man's pretence that because he has choice he is free. Freedom is pure observation without direction, without fear of punishment and reward. Freedom is without motive; freedom is not at the end of the evolution of man but lies in the first step of his existence.

Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.

[on the secret to a happy, content life] Do you want to know what my secret is? I don’t mind what happens.

To be absolutely nothing is to be beyond measure.

Religion, it seems to me, has nothing whatsoever to do with any belief, with any priest, with any church or so-called sacred book. The state of the religious mind can be understood only when we begin to understand what beauty is; and the understanding of beauty must be approached through total aloneness.