“What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.”

“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to “die before you die” — and find that there is no death.”

“Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.”

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have.”

“Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be.”

“To love is to recognize yourself in another.”

“The past has no power over the present moment.”