The object in being on the spiritual path is not to have just a little influx of energy, but to be the energy itself - consciously.

Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver; we are just a channel for giving.

Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals.

Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone else.

Be equal to whatever you meet! That is a better way to react to life. It is accomplished simply by meeting everything in understanding, by demanding understanding from within yourself.

This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly attached to it.

It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.

Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.

Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.

Self Realization is finding That which is beyond even superconsciousness itself, beyond the mind-timeless, causeless, spaceless.

Spiritual destiny is manifested in the lives of those who stand out from the masses and actually do something, who live a creative life for the benefit of others.

I understood that I was suffering because I couldn't make anyone else around me feel better.

I see a lot of true artists... then you see them on the cover of Maxim. That's the lowest of low to me. I would never do anything like that.

The secret is I have no shame.

As we celebrate Recovery Month, it is time for Congress to knock down the barriers to treatment and recovery for 26 million Americans suffering the ravages of alcohol and drug addiction.

The decisions that you make each day can actually catapult you to that next level of achievement.

When I said that the mentally ill should be in institutions, public universities weren't the kind of institutions I had in mind.

The United States is in many ways the biggest ghetto in the world.

I think you know that when an American stays away from New York too long something happens to him. Perhaps he becomes a little provincial, a little dead and afraid.

Ideally, anything one writes should have a social conscience: if you can write a story that thrills, and with a good message, that's the perfect type of a story.

You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul.