An obvious fact about negative feelings is often overlooked. They are caused by us, not by exterior happenings. An outside event presents the challenge, but we react to it. So we must attend to the way we take things, not to the things themselves.

What you really want for yourself is always trying to break through, just as a cooling breeze flows through an open window on a hot day. Your part is to open the windows of your mind.

Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.

Realize that the surface personality has no interest in anything which might disturb its darling delusions.

It is against the law to permit weak people to steal your strength. Never permit it.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

It is utterly useless to try to change the outer world, for it is but a reflection of inner causes. The true seeker seeks to change himself.