At night, I open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine. Breathe into me. Close the language door and open the love window. The moon won't use the door, only the window.

At night, I open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine. Breathe into me. Close the language door and open the love window. The moon won't use the door, only the window.

All people on the planet are children, except for a very few. No one is grown up except those free of desire.

All people on the planet are children, except for a very few. No one is grown up except those free of desire.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you

The wound is the place where the Light enters you

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.

I am yours. Don't give me back to me.

I am yours. Don't give me back to me.

And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?

And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?

If you desire to heal, let yourself fall ill.

If you desire to heal, let yourself fall ill.

In the slaughterhouse of love, they kill only the best, none of the weak or deformed. Don't run away from this dying. Whoever's not killed for love is dead meat.

In the slaughterhouse of love, they kill only the best, none of the weak or deformed. Don't run away from this dying. Whoever's not killed for love is dead meat.

At the end of my life, with just one breath left,

if you come, I’ll sit up and sing

At the end of my life, with just one breath left,

if you come, I’ll sit up and sing

Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.

Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.

I will be waiting here. For your silence to break, for your soul to shake, for your love to wake!

I will be waiting here. For your silence to break, for your soul to shake, for your love to wake!

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you

The wound is the place where the Light enters you

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

The cure for pain is in the pain.

The cure for pain is in the pain.

Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.

Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.

Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love

Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love

Study me as much as you like, you will not know me, for I differ in a hundred ways from what you see me to be. Put yourself behind my eyes and see me as I see myself, for I have chosen to dwell in a place you cannot see.

Study me as much as you like, you will not know me, for I differ in a hundred ways from what you see me to be. Put yourself behind my eyes and see me as I see myself, for I have chosen to dwell in a place you cannot see.

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart

I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.

I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.

What you seek is seeking you.

What you seek is seeking you.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love

Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.

I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.

Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.

Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.

This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.

Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.

These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.

These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.

Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself.

Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself.

Two types of people are never satisfied. The lover of the world and the lover of knowledge.

Two types of people are never satisfied. The lover of the world and the lover of knowledge.

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion

Love is the whole thing.

We are only pieces.

Love is the whole thing.

We are only pieces.

My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there

My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there

Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

Forget safety. Live where you fear to live.

Forget safety. Live where you fear to live.

Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death.

Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death.

A mountain keeps an echo deep inside. That's how I hold your voice.

A mountain keeps an echo deep inside. That's how I hold your voice.

They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?

They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.

Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.

When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you are near truth.

When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you are near truth.

I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

Try something different. Surrender.

Try something different. Surrender.

Within tears, find hidden laughter. Seek treasures amid ruins, sincere one.

Within tears, find hidden laughter. Seek treasures amid ruins, sincere one.

Look past your thoughts, so you may

drink the pure nectar of This Moment.

Look past your thoughts, so you may

drink the pure nectar of This Moment.

If in the darkness of ignorance, you don’t recognize a person’s true nature, look to see whom he has chosen for his leader.

If in the darkness of ignorance, you don’t recognize a person’s true nature, look to see whom he has chosen for his leader.