We are so addicted, either to materialism or to transcending material reality, that we don’t see God right in front of us, in the beggar, the starving child, the brokenhearted woman; in our friend; in the cat; in the flea. We miss it, and in missing it, we allow the world to be destroyed.

When the passion of the mystic for God is married to the passion of the activist for justice, a new fire is born.

Nothing that happens on the surface of the sea can alter the calm of its depths

Coming into contact with the Mother is coming into contact with a force of passionate and active compassion in every area and dimension of life, a force that longs to be invoked by us to help transform all the existing conditions of life on earth so that they can mirror ever more clearly and accurately her law, her justice, and her love.

It is up to the leader to create a healthy environment where people are not afraid to fail. Mistakes should be seen as an integral part of the organizational process. They are a normal part of striving for excellence.

If you’re really listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly.

The very things we wish to avoid, neglect and flee from turn out to be the 'prima materia' from which all real growth comes.