“The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.”

The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.

No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.

Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.

Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It’s all a question of how I view my life.

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.

It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it.

Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.

Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.

I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side.

Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.

God always offers us a second chance in life.

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.

Every facet, every department of your mind, is to be programmed by you. And unless you assume your rightful responsibility, and begin to program your own mind, the world will program it for you.

The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.

We can always begin again.

We all start with zero. We all start at the beginning. Do not give up.

It wasn’t until I began to work on my inner life and know myself that my life changed. Success really does begin within. The size and quality of your outer life is only limited by the size and quality of your inner life.

Slowly she began to realize what it’s like to dream again. – a new dawn.

No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.

When we try to look farther into the universe we come to what appears to be the end of space but actually it’s the beginning of time.