I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
Science tells theology about the structure and history of the universe and its evolutionary nature. Religious insight can set the laws of nature in a more profound context of understanding, so that their deep order, rational beauty and anthropic fine-tuning become intelligible.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own first.
