Surely, life is not merely a job, an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a vast realm in which we function as human beings.

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.

The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself.

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life.

It is only those who are in constant revolt that discover what is true, not the man who conforms, who follows some tradition. It is only when you are constantly inquiring, constantly observing, constantly learning, that you find truth, God, or love.

You are Christians; find out what is true and false in Christianity - and you will then find out what is true. Find out what is true and false in your environment with all its oppressions and cruelties, and then you will find out what is true. Why do you want philosophies?

To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom.