The Work is something living in our hearts and minds. Follow the path, see what changes take place within you, and what light begins to dawn in you.

The central conception of Man in the Gospels is that he is an unfinished creation capable of reaching a higher level by a definite evolution which must begin by his own efforts.

Everything you do consciously is preserved for you: everything you do mechanically, since you did not do it, is lost.

You have a right not to be negative.

I will also tell you a secret. We have to will one another: this is the beginning of conscious love.

It is like the man who became short-sighted and refused to wear glasses, saying there was nothing wrong with him, but that the trouble was that the recent papers were so badly printed.

Humanity is regarded as unfinished, incomplete, imperfect. We have the possibility of completing ourselves, perfecting ourselves, and all that is necessary for this lies in us.