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

You can only be afraid of what you think you know.

And it is impossible to treat human beings as human beings if you label them, if you term them, if you give them a name as Hindus, Russians, or what you will. It is so much easier to label people, for then you can pass by and kick them, drop a bomb on India or Japan.

Identification prevents and perverts the flow of thought-feeling.

Freedom is not a reaction; freedom is not a choice. . Freedom is found in the choiceless awareness of our daily existence and activity.

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.

Happiness is strange; it comes when you are not seeking it. When you are not making an effort to be happy, then unexpectedly, mysteriously, happiness is there, born of purity, of a loveliness of being.