Desire is the very essence of man.

What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Every aquarium will eventually leak.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.