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.”

“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself.”

“In the present moment, there is peace.”

“The true self is not diminished by praise nor increased by blame.”

“In the middle of chaos, there is also opportunity.”

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

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

“Suffering ceases when you realize its illusory nature.”

“Attachment is the root of suffering.”

“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.”

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

“The greatest religion is to be true to this life, to care for it, to make it the most valuable thing.”

“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.”

“Gratitude is the antidote to fear.”