Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

So whenever a Western seeker reaches to an understanding that ego is the problem, he can easily dissolve it, more easily than any Eastern seeker.

And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

A friend to all is a friend to none

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.