Even if one glimpses God, there are cuts and splinters and burns along the way.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

Personal value is the kind of value we receive from being active instead of passive, creative instead of consumptive.

I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write every day.

A consultant solves other people"s problems. I could never do that. I want to help other people solve their own problems.

With women and women, I think there's an understanding. Nobody knows what a woman feels or experiences but another woman. We are the nurturers, and there are times when we need to be nurtured.

It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when he has got holes in his pockets.

Sometimes in life, you have to hit back! It's not always gonna be easy!

Only when there are no impressions of others clouding our mind, can we sit and practice the glorious practice of meditation.

He who is afraid to use an "I" in his writing will never make a good writer.

There's a difference between silence meaning agreement and being silenced.