When you realize the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge.

Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.

The word 'choice' is a fraud while people choose only what they have been taught to choose.

Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the "veils" which have to be dissolved in the mind.

Trying to force something is the best way to stop it happening.

Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.

You must empty out the dirty water before you fill the pitcher with clean.

The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

Meditation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.

Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?

Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.

Every talent you have is not wasted. It is there because of a reason and God will open that door when the right time comes along to use it.

The way to do is to be.

Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or anywhere else without congressional authorization.

I prefer to linger on the periphery before making a commitment.

Nonprofit status is what created the Bible Belt. The tax code brought religion back to this country.

Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.

Everyone is always looking for their beloved. Well, why can't you be your own beloved? Fall in love with yourself.

I'm not the easiest person to live with. I'm kind of a slob. So for me to consider a roommate, it would have to be one of my sisters or something.

Too few journalists become screenwriters. I say to all the would-be screenwriters: Become journalists. And I’ll say to working journalists: Do not stay journalists. Become screenwriters.

Jesus on the Cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it, he defeats it with his resurrection.