"So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it."

"When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely-- the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it."

"When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important."

"In obedience there is always fear, and fear darkens the mind."

"Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom at all, because the mind is never new, fresh, innocent."

"Truth is a pathless land."

"Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."

"Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it."

"A neurosis is a secret that you don't know you are keeping."

"Oh, that way madness lies; let me shun that."

"Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives."

"There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad."