To be is to be related.

There you have the two extremes: the man that is concerned mainly with the hidden life, and the man who seriously concerns himself with the expression of that life. What I want to do is to bring about harmony between the two extremes, for therein lies the Truth. The harmony of life is the understanding of Truth.

When you say that I have followers, let me assure you that I do not want followers, nor would I ever encourage the idea of following.

After all you grow by experience. But while your son is young, you should try to set before him his ultimate goal.

Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.

Compassion being action without motive, without self-interest, without any sense of fear, without any sense of pleasure.

While one is young is the time to investigate, to experiment with everything. The school should help its young people to discover their vocations and responsibilities, and not merely cram their minds with facts and technical knowledge; it should be the soil in which they can grow without fear, happily and integrally.