By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity, we do not encourage their inquiry, for we are rather apprehensive of what may be asked of us; we do not foster their discontent, for we ourselves have ceased to question.

Is there a meditation that is not the ego trying to become? Is meditation conscious if every effort implies time?

The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.

Good heredity and environment are necessary. You cannot compare the child of a savage with the child of a civilized person.

Constantly to seek the purpose of life is one of the odd escapes of man. If he finds what he seeks it will not be worth that pebble on the path.

The reality is that I am the Teacher.

If people are foolish, they are bound to mix the personality and the Truth, and to build a temple around the personality and form a religion.