"By three methods we may learn wisdom First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and Third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Learning
Learn to Love
"We can only learn to love by loving."
Fill Your Bowl to the Brim and it Will Spill
"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt."
Learn to Live Without Violence
"…you have to learn to live without violence in such a violent world. It is difficult to live sanely in an insane world but that is the only life there is and one has to find one's way to live through it. All that we can do is to never become violent against violence,...
Total Development
"For the total development of the human being, solitude as a means of cultivating sensitivity becomes a necessity. One has to know what it means to be alone, what it is to meditate, what it is to die; and the implications of solitude, of meditation, of death, can be...
The Key is in Your Hand
"In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself."
Understanding Fear
"What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it."