I'm not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty.
The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars.
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations; your conscious expands in every direction; and you find yourself in a great, new and wonderful world.
Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.
There is always a light within us that is free from all sorrow and grief, no matter how much we may be experiencing suffering.
Where the heart is full of kindness which seeks no injury to another, either in act or thought or wish, this full love creates an atmosphere of harmony, whose benign power touches with healing all who come within its influence. Peace in the heart radiates peace to other hearts, even more surely than contention breeds contention.
Success is nearest to those whose efforts are intense and sincere.
You have two choices in life - you can dissolve into the main stream or you can be distinct. To be distinct, you must be different. To be different you must strive to be what no one else but you can be. Don’t be so concerned with the opinions of others; those who follow the quiet, creative voice from within are both fortunate and correct.
By the single example of this painter devoted to his art with such independence, my destiny as a painter opened out to me.
Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far.
If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.