The stones of a river start out rough, but with the current continually bumping and polishing them, they end up being beautiful.

If we only look within, we will see he Light as if we were seeing our own image in a mirror. (122)

The cause of bandha and moksha (bondage and liberation) is our own minds. If we think we are bound, we are bound. If we think we are liberated, we are liberated. . . . It is only when we transcend the mind that we are free from all these troubles. (117)

Don't give up your power to change things. Negativity and unhappiness are caused by you. You can change your attitude.

At various points in our lives, or on a quest, and for reasons that often remain obscure, we are driven to make decisions which prove with hindsight to be loaded with meaning. (225)

We don’t exhaust the Bible even after reading it hundreds of times. Each time we read it we see it in a new light. That is the greatness of the holy scriptures. They are that way because they were created by holy prophets who experienced the truth. Each time we read these works we elevate ourselves to see a little more. (81)

Peace comes not from doing, but from undoing; not from getting, but from letting go.