“What is the secret of your serenity?
Said the Master "Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.”

“Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable.”

Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer

“"What is love?"
"The total absence of fear," said the Master.
"What is it we fear?"
"Love," said the Master.”

Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer

“"What is the work of a Master?" said a solemn-faced visitor.
"To teach people to laugh," said the Master gravely.”

Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer

“Said the self-righteous preacher, "What, in your judgment, is the greatest sin in the world?"
"That of the person who sees other human beings as sinners," said the Master.”

Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer

“The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer.”

Robertson Davies book A Voice from the Attic

“I wished to dub as Masters: Love, Truth, Serenity. They'd feed and house and teach me with total sovereignty.”

Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) Italian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)

“This is my secret," he said. "I don't mind what happens.”

Eckhart Tolle (1948) German writer

“The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“Inevitably, in the secret chemistry of the emotions the feeling of pity for a sick person is imperceptibly bound up with tenderness.”

Stefan Zweig book Beware of Pity