Economics and politics are the governing powers of life today, and that's why everything is so screwy.

Perfection isn't human. Human beings are not perfect. What evokes our love--and I mean love, not lust--is the imperfection of the human being. So, when the imperfection of the real person peaks through, say, 'This is a challenge to my compassion.' Then make a try, and something might begin to get going.

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

The ultimate dragon is within you, it is your ego clamping you down.

Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now.

One great thing about growing old is that nothing is going to lead to anything. Everything is of the moment.

Mephistopheles, the machine man, can provide us with all the means, and is thus likely to determine the aims of life as well. But of course the characteristic of Faust, which makes him eligible to be saved, is that he seeks aims that are not those of the machine.