Only when you are truly happy, you can be concerned about somebody. When you are unhappy you are only concerned about yourself.
The guru is someone who continuously punctures your ego, yet is your friend.
The world is trying to do so many things. We're trying to go to the moon, to Mars, but, fundamentally, I feel the most important thing is human consciousness, the quality of life here. How happy we are here simply depends on how we are within ourselves.
When you just look at the long term span of this creation, you are just a tiny happening. But you think too much of yourself, that is the biggest problem.
If you really pay attention to life, life will blossom within you. If you do not pay attention, you are somewhere else, then life could go wrong.
If you are truly a seeker of Truth, Truth can not hide from you. It is in the Lap of truth that you have happened. Most people who claim to be seekers are only seeking security, solace, or the fulfillment of their desires.
Everybody is making Choices; even their compulsions are their choices. Choices made in unawareness are compulsions. Let us say you get angry right now. It is your choice, actually, to be angry. Somewhere, you believe that's the way to handle the situation, but the choice is made in such unawareness that is a compulsion; it's happening compulsively on a different level. So you are living by choice, but choices are made with out awareness - unconscious choices.
