One must be somebody before one can be nobody. One must be nobody before one can be everybody.

I am perfect the way I am with all my imperfections.

If one reserves the right to find the truth for oneself, one must logically accord the same right to others - and also respect them if they arrive at different conclusions.

The danger is not that the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but that, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry.

Much of life can never be explained but only witnessed.

every concept grasped by the mind becomes an obstacle in the quest to those who search

We learn something by doing it. There is no other way.

That I don't know what is beyond this point does not diminish my trust that beyond this point is.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Lift the stone and you will find me; cleave the wood and I am there.

The urge to write occurs more often than thought.

Be a lamp unto yourself

Great doubt results in great enlightenment, small doubt results in small enlightenment, no doubt results in no enlightenment.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

Balance is that place where neither more nor less would be better.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

For the raindrop, joy is in entering the river.

It takes a long time to understand nothing.

We must make a clear distinction between religious institutions and the practice of religion. Religious institutions and politics should stay apart.

The problem with women is that they turn out to be women.

An adult is one who has lost the grace, the freshness, the innocence of the child, who is no longer capable of feeling pure joy, who makes everything complicated, who spreads suffering everywhere, who is afraid of being happy, and who because it is easier to bear, has gone back to sleep. The wise man is a happy child.

Learn from yesterday and let it go. Prepare for tomorrow and let it come. Life is here and now. Be present.

When it's quiet, listen; God may be talking.

If it weren't for my ego, my mind would be blank.