There are times when the best answer to life is to have no answer at all, but rather to let life reveal -- and then dissolve -- the false sense of self that's anxiously seeking a solution to its suffering.

There is no tension, anxiety, or dissatisfaction inherent in being watchful, while stress of every kind imaginable is inherent in the illusion that it's possible for you to be in more than one place at a time.

There can be no lasting freedom from any psychological suffering... other than to first illuminate the unconscious condition responsible for it, and then to undertake the dedicated interior work it takes to withdraw from that relationship.

Practicing the Presence, working to remember the truth of yourself doesn't necessarily change the kind of events that come to you, only upon whom -- what "I" (within you) -- they fall... and, accordingly, the purpose they will then serve.

And, as to our course through life, whether we profit little, or a lot... do hold this one thought: we are made, each of us, as much by what we will... as by what we will not.

The ceaseless and often frantic search to find where you belong in life, including what you should be doing with your life, can never lead to a happy ending until you understand to whom your life belongs.

When there is no one and nothing left within oneself to blame for one's weakness, it's also pretty clear that turning to one's "self" for help is like asking a donkey for the directions to heaven.

The only thing that worrying does is waste the time and energy you need to shed light on that painful sense of self that exists only for as long as it has something to worry over.

It is impossible to know the secret holiness of any moment -- to know its divine purpose, even as you realize your responsibility in its appearance -- and to resist what it reveals about you at the same time.

Nothing is nearer to the pounding of his own heart than the sound and fury of the waves that lash the shore, the whispering tides... whose ebb and flow wash clean the sands of time.

You have said that, "A person who is highly allergic to something usually craves what he is highly allergic to." But then you ask: "How can one body crave what creates conflict and destroys it?" Many people suffer allergies without the knowledge or means to really help themselves. Some of us can't always afford to choose "healthy" foods. Perhaps you have some words of encouragement to those wh...

My sister died yesterday, but the weeks preceding her death were filled with some horrific incidents involving choices her husband made (refusing her pain meds, chastising her for not trying hard enough, not letting anyone help her, keeping family members out). Needless to say the entire thing was way more painful for everyone than it could have been. We do feel that now that we know who is re...