Fear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to all kinds of extraordinarily clever and subtle theories, absurd superstitions, dogmas, and beliefs.

My only concern is to set men absolutely, unconditionally free.

You cannot explain to someone who comes with no idea of what you are talking about without being misunderstood.

If you wish to produce a perfect rose, you must cut off the other buds which are spoiling the growth of the perfect flower.

To revolt within society in order to make it a little better, to bring about certain reforms, is like the revolt of prisoners to improve their life within the prison walls; and such revolt is no revolt at all, it is just mutiny. Do you see the difference? Revolt within society is like the mutiny of prisoners who want better food, better treatment within the prison; but revolt born of understanding is an individual breaking away from society, and that is creative revolution.

Where there is love, there is revolution, because love is transformation from moment to moment.

The mind has to be empty to see clearly.