The guru cannot awaken you; all that he can do is to point out what is.

Ugliness is a lack of harmony, assuredly. And evil is the same thing of course.

Sorrow is not in death but in loneliness, and conflict comes when you seek consolation, forgetfullness, explanations, and illusions.

Truth is something which you must see immediately — and to see something clearly you must give your heart and your mind and your whole being to it immediately.

I should say that all compromise is a "stepping down" of the Truth, is trying to reduce something which cannot be reduced, and that for anyone who has understood life these compromises are impossible.

To seek fulfillment is to invite frustration.

To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.