I began my pilgrimage on the first of January in 1953. It is my spiritual birthday of sorts. It was a period in which I was merged with the whole. No longer was I a seed buried under the ground, but I felt as a flower reaching out effortlessly toward the sun.

Life is a series of tests; but if you pass your tests, you look back upon them as good experiences.

I have chosen the positive approach - instead of stressing the bad things which I am against, I stress the good things which I am for.

To the world I may seem very poor, walking penniless and wearing or carrying in my pockets my only material possessions, but I am really very rich in blessings which no amount of money could buy - health and happiness and inner peace.

After you have found inner peace you have endless energy - the more you give, the more you receive. After you have found your calling, you work easily and joyously. You never get tired.

Evil cannot be overcome by more evil. Evil can only be overcome by good. It is the lesson of the way of love.

What people really suffer from is immaturity. Among mature people war would not be a problem - it would be impossible.