The purified, integrated mind, so perfected in its own understanding, lives in close communion with the soul radiance so that light becomes the constant companion of the mind.

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.

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.

Gratitude promotes good well-being.

If you are able to talk about your life and the joys and sorrows you have experienced, if you know your story, you are much more likely to be a skillful parent.

You're right that not everything we do has to have some kind of social agenda, but that doesn't mean it can only be anesthetizing crap.

I think when you take decisions, you should take them not on the basis of what you believe is a convenient outcome, but what you believe is the right outcome. That's something that is important.

I was sitting in the toilet and I was by myself. I was tired of playing with the roller, so I said I'd better write a book.

When I got a little older, I started writing for the high school newspaper, The Maroon Wave, and that's when I fell in love with journalism.

Hipness is the only asset that matters.

This is the value for me of writing books that children read. Children aren't interested in your appalling self-consciousness. They want to know what happens next. They force you to tell a story.

Your whole vocabulary's played out, admit it. Still wack if it came out my mouth and I spit it.

Silence is the first thing within the power of the enslaved to shatter. From that shattering, everything else spills forth.