The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.
A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.
I said to the almond tree, 'Friend, speak to me of God,' and the almond tree blossomed.
We have our brush and colors - paint Paradise and in we go.
True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.
By believing passionately in something that does not yet exist, we create it.