Doctrines, scriptures, sutras, essays, are not to be regarded as systems to be followed. They merely contribute to understanding. They should be for us a source of stimulation, and nothing more... Adopted, rather than used as a stimulus, they are a hindrance.

We imagine that waking-life is real and that dream-life is unreal, but there does not seem to be any evidence for this belief.

What do you have to do? Pack your bags, Go to the station without them, Catch the train, And leave your self behind.

In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow - and that is likely to hurt.

It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are.

Do not mistake the pointing finger for the moon.

All the evil in the world, and all the unhappiness, comes from the I-concept.