43 Quotes by Stephen Mitchell

The change of language is a change in reality.

Whatever thought grips the mind at the time of death is the one which will propel it and decide for it the nature of its future birth. Thus if one wants to attain god after death, one has to think of him steadfastly... This is not as simple as it sounds, for at the time of death the mind automatically flies to the thought of an object (i.e. money, love) which has possessed it during its sojourn in the world. Thus one must think of god constantly.

True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way.

Savor your food, make each of your days a delight, bathe and anoint yourself, wear bright clothes that are sparkling clean, let music and dancing fill your house, love the child who holds you by the hand, and give your wife pleasure in your embrace. That is the best way for a man to live.

When there's no way out, you just follow the way in front of you.

He doesn't hear but sees the Voice.

But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.

I am speechless: what can I answer?I put hand on my mouth.I have said too much already;now I will speak no more.

I have every hope and confidence that the new airline will prosper in the future,