Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can’t simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. We feel that someone else knows what is going on, but that there is something missing in us, and therefore something is lacking in our world.

When you have made good friends with yourself, your situation will be more friendly too.

The ego seeks to divide and separate. Spirit seeks to unify and heal.

Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.

The more neurosis the more wisdom.

Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.