When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.

The eternal principle, which never was born, never will die: it is in all things: it is in you now. You are the wave on the face of the ocean. When the wave is gone, is the water gone? Has anything happened? Nothing has happened. It is a play, a game, a dance.

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

Every religion, every mythology is true in this sense: It is true as metaphorical of the human and cosmic mystery.

Could God exist if nobody else did? No. That’s why gods are very avid for worshipers. If there is nobody to worship them, there are no gods. There are as many gods as there are people thinking about God. In choosing your god, you choose your way of looking at the universe. There are plenty of Gods. Choose yours. The god you worship is the god you deserve.

The function of (heroic) symbols is to give you a sense of Aha! Yes, I know what it is, it's myself.

Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.