Religions are founded by what mystics say when they come back; but what the mystics say is not the same as what happened to them.

When the faith is strong enough, it is sufficient just to be. Its a journey towards simplicity, towards quietness, towards a kind of joy that is not in time. Its a journey that has taken us from primary identification with our body and our psyche, on to an identification with God, and ultimately beyond identification.

All spiritual practices are illusions created by illusionists to escape illusion.

In the depth of the soul is the atman, the oversoul. And that oversoul is really love and compassion, peace, joy, and wisdom.

The art of life is to stay wide open and be vulnerable, yet at the same time to sit with the mystery and the awe and with the unbearable pain - to just be with it all.

The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.

When the heart is open, it's easier for the mind to be turned toward God.