Siddhartha

"Imagination is the compass of the spiritual seeker."

"Inspiration comes to those who remain open to it."

"The relationships we cherish define who we become."

"I have learned from the river that everything that I have been worried about is coming back to me, and that everything will return."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"He who knows only books knows nothing."

"Seeking means: to have a goal. But finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal."

"I sought to experience the meaning of all philosophies and to receive their teachings; but I found that I received nothing."

"To be able to wait, to be able to fast, to be able to think—these are the necessities."

"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms—to choose one's attitude."

"I have never been able to reject anything or anyone. I cannot reject anything, I cannot repel anything."

"I should not think of myself; I should live, I should be part of the world."

"The raft will not carry us further; we must leave it behind."

"To understand one thing thoroughly is to understand all things."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"It is not for me to judge another man's life."

"I have become wiser; it is true that I have learned much from the river."

"I am no longer afraid of my thoughts."

"There is nothing in the world that I am afraid of, except fear itself."

"You cannot love a person and hate another part of creation."

"I sought to become holy, but holiness came to me only when I stopped seeking it."

"I have learned that suffering teaches us more than happiness."

"Every person must find their own path; no one can show it to another."

"The river has taught me to listen instead of to talk."

"I have loved you, Kamala, and I have learned from you."

"To understand a man, one must first understand his sorrows."

"I have experienced much; I have suffered much; I have learned much."

"To have peace, one must accept what cannot be changed."

"I sought enlightenment through denial, but found it through acceptance."

"I learned that desires are endless, but happiness comes from within."