Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought.

Defense is the first act of war.

When a thought hurts, that's the signal that it isn't true.

Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing.

I suffered from severe depression for over a decade. My condition deteriorated steadily. I was suicidal.

When you think that someone or something other than yourself needs to change, you're mentally out of your business.

Freedom is our birthright.

I would go out into the desert. The desert was my teacher. I didn't know about gurus and wise people-I wasn't a reader.

I am a lover of what is, not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality.

My experience is that the teachers we need most are the people we're living with right now.

The mind's job is to validate what it thinks.

All the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear.

The only way I can be angry at you is when I have thought, said, or done something that is unkind in my own opinion.

Life just happens. It's what you're believing about life that makes you suffer.

Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed.

That's the purpose of stress. It's a friend. It's an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it's time to do The Work.

Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.

This is the time. This is the place. This is the vastness. Right here is paradise. Always. Always.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Your True Nature Is Love. There's Nothing You Can Do About It.