Never to have known the truth is better than to have
known it but acted against it.


It is easy to establish a doctrine or a theology. But it is quite another to be visited by such a doctrine or theology and deal with it. For example, a fundamental doctrine of life is that there is opposition in all things. But be compelled to face an opposition directly in our lives and we lament and retreat.


Many are they who seek to find a Way. But few find, fewer still enter, and fewer still endure.


What one does unconsciously reflects what one thinks consciously.


Often the accumulation of rigid dogma and beliefs obscures the original insights and convictions which generated them.


It is an axiom of life that our inner dilemmas reflect our outer lives. We therefore need to learn that both our inner and outer lives are irretrievably connected and interdependent


It is amazing to me that man is such a noble presentiment in the universe, yet spends so much of his time and effort in rendering himself unconscious.


We cannot escape the inevitable effects of our issues. Sooner or later we will be billed an onerous bill, the payment of which must be made.


When we pursue material success, worldly happiness and peace, telestial security and certainty, we are worshiping false gods which do not deliver what they promise.


Grappling with the elements of nature, especially including our own nature should not eclipse the very essence of our greatness.