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

And the point is, is it possible for the mind to be totally free from suffering and yet not become indifferent, callous, irresponsible, but to have that passion, the intensity, the energy that freedom brings, freedom from suffering.

Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.

And the idea of ourselves is our escape from the fact what we really are.

As long as the mind is seeking to fill itself, it will always be empty. When the mind is no longer concerned with filling its own emptiness, then only does that emptiness cease to be.

Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mere trade, a thing to be bought in the market; it is not love. To love is not to ask anything in return, not even to feel that you are giving something- and it is only such love that can know freedom.

Living in the present is the instant perception of beauty and the great delight in it without seeking pleasure from it.