"A decent man will behave decently even if he thinks that he has been treated unjustly or wrongly. But many people in such circumstances show a side of their nature which otherwise they would never show. And at times it is a necessary means for exposing a man's...
"Always say 'Yes' to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? What could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say 'Yes' to life — and see...
"Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others."
"A man is much too lazy: he will do a great deal without the proper intensity, or he will do nothing at all while thinking that he is doing something; he will work with intensity on something that does not need intensity and will let these moments when intensity is...
"The problem is not important, but how we approach the problem. So the mind that is wishing to comprehend a problem must not be concerned with the problem but with the workings of its own machinery of judgment."
"Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine."
"Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves and very persistently in order to attain it."
"The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?"
"The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting."
"The essence of the Way is detachment."