776 Quotes About Mysticism

A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.

One jests because one wants to contemplate.

The Moon, a white basket for my prayers

The most pitiful thing we can do is try to describe life.

The magic of meditation begins when thoughts end. Thoughts end when you detach from people and things. To detach from them neatly, you've to detach from your own body-mind, your own identity.

When a learned philosopher was in the throes of death, he said: Had I known how listening is superior to speaking, I would not have wasted my life preaching. Eloquent speech is perhaps as fine as gold but unspoken words are even more precious.

Perception is projection.

The primary purpose of eating healthy, exercising, and living the conscious life in general is feeling good rather than just looking good.

The partner of inside is outside.The here has no opposite.In the here, outside and inside are one.