Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.
Develop a mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect poise of mind: follow calmness, the absence of pride.
If one speaks or acts with pure mind, because of that happiness follows one, even as one’s shadow that never leaves.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
