What you believe you experience.

To be absolutely nothing is to be beyond measure.

The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.

Fear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to all kinds of extraordinarily clever and subtle theories, absurd superstitions, dogmas, and beliefs.

Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.

From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.

The unknown is not measurable by the known. Time cannot measure the timeless, the eternal, that immensity which has no beginning and no end... when we try to measure something which is not measurable, we only get caught in words.

Learning is the very essence of humility.

The very desire to be certain, to be secure, is the beginning of bondage. It's only when the mind is not caught in the net of certainty, and is not seeking certainty, that it is in a state of discovery.

It is a great art to have an abundance of knowledge and experience - to know the richness of life, the beauty of existence, the struggles, the miseries, the laughter, the tears - and yet keep your mind very simple; and you can have a simple mind only when you know how to love.

The observer is the observed.

To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention. The intention must be to understand ourselves and not to leave it to others to transform themselves or to bring about a modified change through revolution, either of the left or of the right. It is important to understand that this is our responsibility, yours and mine.

Without understanding the process of the self, there is no basis for thought, there is no basis for right thinking.

Discipline is necessary to curb the mind, otherwise there is no peace.

To seek fulfillment is to invite frustration.

Be a light unto oneself.

Meditation is not a means to an end. It is both the means and the end.

Have you ever sat very quietly with closed eyes and watched the movement of your own thinking? Have you watched your mind working? or rather, has your mind watched itself in operation, just to see what your thoughts are, what your feelings are, how you look at the trees, at the flowers, at the birds, at people, how you respond to a suggestion or react to a new idea? Have you ever done this?

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.

Pain itself destroys pain. Suffering itself frees man from suffering.

The moment I am aware that I am aware, I am not aware. Awareness means the observer is not.

The mind gives meaning to anything but the meaning it gives is meaningless.