Everything always passes, and everything is already okay. Stay in the place where you can see that, and nothing will resist you.

Whenever you go somewhere that speaks to your soul, you are going home to yourself.

If you did nothing but pursue the truth about yourself for the rest of your life, you would never run out of fresh discoveries.

Learning to let go of expectations is a ticket to peace. It allows us to ride over every crisis—small or large, brother-in-law or end-of-quarter office lockdown—like a beach ball on water. The next time a problem arises in your life, take a deep breath, let out a sigh, and replace the thought Oh no! with the thought Okay.

This very moment of your life, if you experience it fully, will show you astonishing wonders and exquisite delights.

Most people go through their whole lives," John went on, "and never have one miracle happen to them. You've had dozens and dozens, and you still want more! It's like God gives you a brownie, I mean a really good brownie, but you can't be content with it. You want the whole pan of brownies. Nobody gets that.

Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life.