No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time: he is like a steel bridge without flexibility, and the order of his life is rigid and brittle.

The first condition of nonviolence is justice all round, in every department of life.

Some form of suffering often brings about a readiness. One can say it cracks open the shell of the egoic mind with which many people identify as "me." Life cracks open that shell, and once that crack is there, then we are reached more easily by spiritual teaching.

Never tire of firmly speaking out in defense of life from its conception and do not be deterred from the commitment to defend the dignity of every human person with courageous determination. Christ is with you: be not afraid!

The way we regard death is critical to the way we experience life. When your fear of death changes, the way you live your life changes.

In life you may be poor or rich, but death is the great equalizer. The greatest communism is in death. Howsoever you live, it makes no difference; death happens equally. In life, equality is impossible; in death, inequality is impossible. Become aware of it, contemplate it.

If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

The day you think you know, your death has happened - because now there will be no wonder and no joy and no surprise. Now you will live a dead life.

What you put your attention on grows strong in your life.

Belief and disbelief have divided humankind into so many sects, blinding its eyes to the vision of the Oneness of all Life.

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

God awards those who weathered all their differences to base their life on a higher principle, with deep affection and love for each other.

Looking at everything through your phone is only numbing your perception – it does not really enhance your experience of life in any way.

Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.

If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.

There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life - reciprocity.

Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.

The greatest step towards a life of happiness and simplicity is to let go. Trust in the power that is already taking care of you spontaneously without effort.

Do not believe yourself healthy. Immortality is health; this life is a long sickness.

Money is definitely needed, but how much money do we really need? If we would change our idea of a successful life to a joyful life, we would find our need for money would dramatically decrease.

If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy. Do not surrender to fate after a single failure. Failure, at most, precedes success.

Let not the hours pass by in the dark. Kindle the lamp of love with thy life.

In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.