“the greatest learning of the ages lies in accepting life exactly as it comes to us.”

“In youth, the greatest success is to see the world from the eyes of the aged people and to feel exactly how they feel.”

“You've learned that every good lie is threaded with truth and every accepted truth leaks lies.”

“life is full of unexpected tumbles. you will come to little harm if you learn to accept them in good heart.”

“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.”

“In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest.”