True Happiness
“True happiness is found in simple, seemingly unremarkable things.”
The only Authentic Responsibility
“The only authentic responsibility is towards your own potential, your own intelligence and awareness — and to act accordingly. Values have not to be imposed on you. They should grow with your awareness, in you.”
The Ego a Useful Fiction
“The ego is just a useful fiction. Use it, but don’t be deceived by it.”
The Highest that a Man can Attain
“The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.”
Everything That People Do is Connected With ‘Sex’
“Sex plays a tremendous role in maintaining the mechanicalness of life. Everything that people do is connected with ‘sex’: politics, religion, art, the theater, music, is all ‘sex.’ Do you think people go to the theater or to church to pray or to see some new play? That is only for the sake of appearances. The principle thing, in theater as well as in church, is that there will be a lot of women or a lot of men. This is the center of gravity of all gatherings. What do you think brings people to cafés, to restaurants, to various fêtes? One thing only. SEX: it is the principle motive force of all mechanicalness. All sleep, all hypnosis, depends upon it.”