“A simple man will have only what he needs, and he will know the difference between what he needs and what he wants. We feel that whatever we want, we desperately need. But before we possess the world, to our wide surprise we see that the world has already possessed us.”

“A simple man will have only what he needs, and he will know the difference between what he needs and what he wants. We feel that whatever we want, we desperately need. But before we possess the world, to our wide surprise we see that the world has already possessed us.”

“It is only through meditation that we can get lasting peace, divine peace. If we meditate soulfully in the morning and receive peace for only one minute, that one minute of peace will permeate our whole day. And when we have a meditation of the highest order, then we really get abiding peace, light and delight. We need meditation because we want to grow in light and fulfill ourselves in light. If this is our aspiration, if this is our thirst, then meditation is the only way.”

“Every second a seeker can start over,For his life's mistakesAre initial draftsAnd not the final version.”

“When we encourage othersWith no personal motives,We raise high, very high,Humanity's progress-standard.”

“The language of the heartIs the only languageThat everybody can understand.”

“I begin by imagining The impossibleAnd end by accomplishingThe impossible.”

“Just one smileImmensely increases the beauty Of the universe.”

“Not what happens to youBut how you accept itIs of paramount importance.”

“Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind's tearing tension.”

“If the inner world is inundated with peace, then the nightmare of world war cannot even come into being.”

“Your heart will be shattered by sorrow if you force it to live in tomorrow's ephemeral imagination - world instead of in today's eternal reality - now.”