Jim Parker

“. . . it's a privilege to practice giving presents to others." The way he did it was charming; there was nothing glittery and Christmasy about it, but almost sad, and sometimes his gifts were old beat-up things but they had the charm of usefulness and sadness of his giving.”
― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums

“A woman once came to Mahatma Gandhi with her little boy. She asked, “Mahatma-ji, tell my little boy to stop eating sugar.” “Come back in three days,” said Gandhi. In three days the woman and the little boy returned and Mahatma Gandhi said to the little boy, “Stop eating sugar.” The woman asked, “Why was it necessary for us to return only after three days for you to tell my little boy that?” The Mahatma replied: “Three days ago I had not stopped eating sugar.”
― Ram Dass, Be Here Now

“I didn’t arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind.”—A. Einstein”
― Ram Dass, Be Here Now

“When your center is firm, when your faith is strong and unwavering, then it will not matter what company you keep.”
― Ram Dass, Be Here Now