A man who is really earnest must begin with himself, he must be passively aware of all his thoughts, feelings and actions.

Real freedom is not something to be acquired, it is the outcome of intelligence.

The first thing to realize in meditation is that there is no authority, that the mind must be completely free to examine, to observe, to learn. And so there is no following, no accepting, no obedience.

It is intelligence that brings order, not discipline.

Relationship between human beings is based on the image-forming, defensive mechanism. In our relationships each of us builds an image about the other, and these two images have relationship, not the human beings themselves.

It is necessary for all of us to awaken in ourselves this spirit of cooperation, for then it will not be a mere plan or agreement which causes us to work together, but an extraordinary feeling of togetherness, the sense of joy in being and doing together without any thought of reward or punishment.

The only freedom is the freedom from the known.