God is all that exists. Every stone, flower, tree, animal and human being are on a spiritual journey to recognize their true self, their divine essence.

The inner emptiness is the door to God.

The inner being is not only the meditative quality within, the inner silence and emptiness, it is the door to the whole.

God is the soul of the universe.

Every loving word and action create a far reaching ripple effect - like the waves of the ocean.

The fragrance of meditation is enlightenment.

Give the child a taste of meditation by creating a climate and atmosphere of love, acceptance and silence.

The most precious gift that you can give to the child is unconditional love and acceptance, which allows the child to discover his own inner being, his authentic self, his freedom to be himself.

The hardest time in this world is for the sensitive and intelligent people.

Society destroys your individuality, your soul.

When we are authentic, when we act out of presence and awareness, it also gives nourishment to the inner being of people around us.

I mean, whatWhat if no one's watchingWhat if when we're deadWe are just deadI mean, whatWhat if it's just us down hereWhat if God is just an ideaSomeone put in your head

Some things you jes' know Doll, and that's one I'd bet the farm on.

I think that the pageant world overall is pretty spectacular, it just makes you feel good about yourself and leaves you with great friends.

There are some times you win, and there are other times you build character.

The learned compute that seven hundred and seven millions of millions of vibrations have to penetrate the eye before the eye can distinguish the tints of a violet.

We know a lot of things, but what we don't know is a lot more.

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

To me, it's normal. We summered in Vermont, and me and my sister Ilyasah went to one of the top ten schools in the country [the Hackley School].

I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!

I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!