“The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.”

Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life.

The greatest romance is with the Infinite.

Through every trial we grow. All suffering we experience has a meaning. Though it seems very cruel, it is like the fire that smelts the iron ore: the steel that emerges from that furnace is beautifully strong, useful for many purposes.

If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself.

Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.

The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others.

Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.

Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.

In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.

By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.

Change your life by changing your thoughts.

Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.

The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.

The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.

The more you push to get close to me, the more I’ll withdraw. You’ll never catch me. Not if I don’t want to be caught.

When she holds me close to her chest – her heart speaks to me.

We only see what we want to see. Usually it is ourselves. Look closer. Tilt the mirror so you can see more. Beyond self.

Hard to sit here and be close to you, and not kiss you.

I closed a lot of doors, that used to be wide open. Bolted them shut so you couldn’t break them down again.

We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.

Life can’t give to you if your hands are closed. Open your mind, open your heart, and open your arms.

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.