Diaries, October 27th, 1900:

"Life is a permanent creation, that means a realization of new, higher forms of life. If this process, according to our perception, is stagnating or even reversing, that is to say, if the existing forms are destroyed - this only means that a new visible form of life comes into existence."

Path of Life, 1910:

„Everything in the world grows, blooms, and returns to its roots. The return to the roots means a fallow period in harmony with nature. Anything that happens in harmony with nature is eternal; therefore the destruction of the body holds no dangers. (Lao Tse)“