You have been overcome; and whether you are overcome by envy or by a so-called noble influence, you are still a slave, you are not free.

You may be reborn a thousand times, but you can never know the real, for only that which dies, that which comes to an end, can renew itself.

If you lose touch with nature you lose touch with humanity.

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

You cannot lay down a standard which all must follow.

Meditation is the emptying of the mind of all the things that the mind has put together. If you do that -perhaps you won't, but it doesn't matter, just listen to this- you will find that there is an extraordinary space in the mind, and that space is freedom. So you must demand freedom at the very beginning, and not just wait, hoping to have it at the end. You must seek out the significance of freedom in your work, in your relationships, in everything that you do. Then you will find that meditation is creation.

The fact is one thing and the idea about the fact is another.