Self awakening enables you to see the human scene as it is, not as it appears to be, which frees you of its chaos.

It is a mistake for anyone to think he has lived too long in his old, unsatisfactory ways to make the great change. If you switch on the light in a dark room, it makes no difference how long it was dark because the light will still shine. Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.

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

Do not mistake desire for love. Desire leaves home in a frantic search for one gratification after another. Love is at home with itself.

One false idea is that anyone can hurt you. Events can ruin your reputation, take your money, mistreat you, revenge itself upon you, deceive, betray, abandon you, but cannot hurt you.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.