Whenever a religion tightens it's rules, a significant number of people break away and go in search of more freedom in their search for spiritual contact.

The moment we set off in search of love, it sets off in search of us. And saves us.

It is not difficult to rebuild a life. All we need is to be aware that we have the same strength we had before, and to use it in our favor.

Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold? The tree says to the leaf: "That’s the cycle of life. You may think you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s thanks to you that I’m alive, because I can breathe. It’s also thanks to you that I have felt loved, because I was able to give shade to the weary traveller. Your sap is in my sap; we are one thing.

Do not struggle against your thoughts; they are stronger than you are. If you want to be free of them, accept them.

I refuse to walk faintly through life only to arrive safely at death!

When it comes to treachery, he is implacable.