A Library of Wisdom

“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.”

“Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.”

“Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.”

“The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery.”

“There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first.”

“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”

“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”

“You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world.”

“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”

“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.”

“I've talked to nearly 30,000 people on this show, and all 30,000 had one thing in common: they all wanted validation.”

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

“Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond.”

“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”

“By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.”

“A festival succeeds when it creates a third place—not home, not work, but somewhere people feel they belong.”

“A festival is a place where strangers become friends through shared experience. That's the real product we're selling.”

“Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.”

“Poverty consists not in the decrease of one's possessions, but in the increase of one's greed.”

“Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”

“The power of gathering is that it reminds us we're not alone. That's not trivial. That's everything.”

“Everything is a mirror. Look at yourself in all things.”

“Forget yourself completely, then listen.”

“In each moment is the whole of existence.”

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”

“I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one worth living.”

“If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.”

“The greatest religion is to be true to this life, to care for it, to make it the most valuable thing.”

“The ultramarathon doesn't care about your PR. It only cares about your presence.”