The ultimate freedom from the nonexistent ego is to see that it is actually irrelevant.
Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
Human rights are...the quintessential values through which we affirm together that we are a single human community.
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.
The gulf between I and you is the ego. When the ego is removed the distance disappears and the ‘I’ and ‘you’ also disappear. They merge to become one — and that is love.
Summer set lip to earth’s bosom bare, and left the flushed print in a poppy there.
Christmas is not a time nor season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
