Awake asleep ought to be with us - So he may see dreams in wakefulness.

Let Go of Your Worries Let go of your worries and be completely clear-hearted, like the face of a mirror that contains no images. If you want a clear mirror, behold yourself and see the shameless truth, which the mirror reflects. If metal can be polished to a mirror-like finish, what polishing might the mirror of the heart require? Between the mirror and the heart is this single difference: the heart conceals secrets, while the mirror does not.

You left and I cried tears of blood. My sorrow grows. Its not just that You left. But when You left my eyes went with You. Now, how will I cry?

Students of cunning have consumed their hearts and learned only tricks; they've thrown away real riches: patience, self-sacrifice, generosity. Rich thought opens the way.

There is no worse sickness for the soul, o you who are proud, than this pretense of perfection.

The angel is free because of his knowledge, the beast because of his ignorance. Between the two remains the son of man to struggle.

When the light returns to its source, it takes nothing of what it has illuminated.