"Those who want just to think about life, about living, about love -- for them, past and future are perfectly beautiful because they give them infinite scope. They can decorate their past, make it as beautiful as they like -- although they never lived it; when it was...
"For those who want to live -- not to think about it, but to love; not to think about it, but to be; not to philosophize about it -- there is no other alternative: then drink the present moment's juices. Squeeze it totally because it is not going to come back again....
"So, again, there are all the major problems of life, and they are complex - one must come to them very simply, not demanding a thing. Then one discovers for oneself a state of mind that is not touched by thought, a totally different dimension that man is always...
"Look deep into your heart. Listen to the still small voice within. And remember one thing: life is fulfilled only through longings, never through ambitions. Life becomes blissful only through the heart, never through the mind. Mind creates science, the heart creates...
"The life we live is just a colorful and deposit toy. Some of us take it so seriously and fight and cry for it. Some of us break and throw it. Either we give extreme importance, either not enough. Better to stay far from extremes."
"Happiness happens when you fit with your life, when you fit so harmoniously that whatsoever you are doing is your joy."
"You have to save yourself from so many good-intentioned people, do-gooders, who are constantly advising you to be this, to be that. Listen to them, thank them. They don't mean any harm -- but harm is what happens. You just listen to your own heart. That is your only...
"If you look around, you can find a face of God in each thing, because He is not hidden in a church, in a mosque, or a synagogue, but everywhere. As there is no one who lives after seeing him, there is also no one dying after seeing him. Who finds Him, stays forever...
"I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives."
"When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength."