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.”

“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.”

“Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.”

“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.”

“There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first.”

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

“I've talked to nearly 30,000 people on this show, and all 30,000 had one thing in common: they all wanted validation.”

“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 soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”

“Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.”

“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”

“The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery.”

“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”

“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.”

“The question 'Who am I?' is not really meant to get an answer, the question 'Who am I?' is meant to dissolve the questioner.”

“Silence is the true teaching. It is the perfect teaching. It is suited only for the most advanced seeker.”

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

“Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.”

“Because you are alive, everything is possible.”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.”

“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.”