To understand oneself profoundly, one needs balance. Neither renunciation nor acquiescence.
Self-knowledge is not a thing to be bought in books, but it is awareness, from moment to moment.
Corruption inside is most dangerous, so don’t be corrupt. Begin here first, not out there.
Life is a journey towards the unknown. An empty mind is useful in that journey rather than a mind filled with past.
The guru cannot awaken you; all that he can do is to point out what is. The guru can give you words; he can give you an explanation, the symbols of the mind, but the symbol is not the real, and if you are caught in the symbol, you will never find the way.
Are you aware of the significance of every thought, of every reaction that you happen to have?