Just as in the body, eye and ear develop as organs of perception, as senses for bodily processes, so does a man develop in himself soul and spiritual organs of perception through which the soul and spiritual worlds are opened to him. For those who do not have such higher senses, these worlds are dark and silent, just as the bodily world is dark and silent for a being without eyes and ears.

Reverence awakens in the soul a sympathetic power through which we attract qualities in the beings around us, which would otherwise remain concealed.

Each one of us has it in themselves to be a free spirit, just as every rose bud has in it a rose.

Music is the expression of the will of nature while all other arts are expressions of the idea of nature.

Thinking... is no more and no less an organ of perception than the eye or ear. Just as the eye perceives colours and the ear sounds, so thinking perceives ideas

Live through deeds of love, and let others live with tolerance for their unique intentions.

It is important that we discover an educational method where people learn to learn and go on learning their whole lives