To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.

Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.

Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego.

Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

Be truly whole, and all things will return to you.

When one gives whatever one can without restraint, the barriers of individuality break down. It no longer becomes possible to tell whether it is the student offering himself to the teacher, or the teacher offering herself to the student. One sees only two immaculate beings, reflecting one another like a pair of brilliant mirrors.

Excellent leaders of people lower themselves.