I Am That
The real does not die, the unreal never lived. Once you know that death happens to the body and not to you, you just watch your body...
Voluntary Simplicity
There is no special virtue to the phrase "voluntary simplicity"--it is merely a label and a somewhat awkward label at that. Still, it...
Why Do We Gossip?
I wonder why we gossip? Is it because it reveals others to us? And why should others be revealed to us? Why do you want to know others?...
Life Before Death
All questions at the public meeting that day were about life beyond the grave. The Master only laughed and did not give a single...
Various Quotes
Humor is spiritual because laughing shows the ability to detach from life, to realize that life is just like "froth on a wave." -----...
Effort And Effortlessness
With effort, reach to effortlessness. With seeking, reach to a state of no-seeking. With mind, arrive to no-mind. There are two types...
The Off Button
Thinking has become a disease. Disease happens when things get out of balance. For example, there is nothing wrong with cells dividing...
Letting Everything End
There is a great momentum of suffering and confusion that every spiritual seeker encounters. It is the momentum of ignorance which...
Clouds In Each Paper
If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. Without a cloud, there will be no rain;...
Arriving At Truth
We talked long into the night about what I did and what I had learned, and, when he was satisfied that the journey was not in vain he...
Doorways To Creativity
Question: You have said that feelings such as fear, anxiety, and depression are beginnings, not ends, and in fact, that these...
So What is Happiness?
Happiness and peace. Those are really the prime issues in human existence. That is what all of us are seeking. This often is a bit...