Enlightenment
Cooperation with the inevitable
“What is the secret of your serenity?” Said the master: “Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.” – Anthony de Mello
Being neither this nor that
As long as I am this or that, or have this or that, I am not all things and I have not all things. Become pure till you neither are nor have either this or that; then you are omnipresent and, being neither this nor that, are all things. – Meister Eckhart
The true value of a human being
The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self. – Albert Einstein
Knock and he’ll open the door
Knock, and He’ll open the door. Vanish, and He’ll make you shine like the sun. Fall, and He’ll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, and He’ll turn you into everything! – Rumi
Fearlessness
If a man’s mind is concentrated and calm, and if he’s abandoned both good and evil, there is no fear for him. – The Dhammapada
He who knows himself
He who knows others is wise, He who knows himself is enlightened. – Lao Tzu