Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
Work for God, love God alone, and be wise with God. When an ordinary man puts the necessary time and enthusiasm into meditation and prayer, he becomes a divine man.
A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ’What comes of itself, let it come.
Mind is the creator of everything.
Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to carry His love and guidance with you into all your dutiful activities, is the way that leads to permanent peace and happiness.
Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World and it will one day return there.
I free myself from hatred through forgiveness and love.
Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we go.
Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don’t struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality.
We already have everything we need.
To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.
To reach peace, teach peace.