“Needing approval is a female cultural disease, and often a sign of doing the wrong thing.” 

“I began to understand with a terrible sureness that we teach what we need to learn and write what we need to know.” 

She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need’.

If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes -- I already have everything that I really need.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Love and compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet,in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.