A Library of Wisdom

“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.”

“Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.”

“Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.”

“The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery.”

“There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first.”

“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”

“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”

“You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world.”

“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”

“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.”

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond.”

“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”

“By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.”

“Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful.”

“In the silence of the heart, God speaks.”

“Suffering ceases when you realize its illusory nature.”

“People don't remember what you said or what you did, they remember how you made them feel.”

“The self is only an idea, a thought. When you are free of that idea, you are free.”

“What is not brought to consciousness will be lived out as fate.”

“The mind creates a lot of suffering because it resists what is.”

“Suffering is the first arrow; our resistance to it is the second.”

“The self cannot be known objectively because it is the very subject of knowledge itself.”

“The wound is not in the body; the wound is in the ego. Heal your ego and the body will follow.”

“To find peace, stop fighting with yourself.”

“I am not this body, nor is the body mine. I am consciousness, eternal and unchanging.”

“Emptiness is not nothingness; it is the fullness of all possibilities.”

“Surrender is not weakness; it is the highest form of strength.”

“The greatest gift you can give an audience is your undivided attention and presence in the moment.”

“There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.”