Love is a state of being in harmony with oneself.

Liberation is the path of transcendence. Manifestation is the path of immanence. Both lead to the same place: the divine.

Peace is not merely the absence of warfare, any more than true health is simply the absence of disease. Nor is peace simply a quiet state of equilibrium-impossible to achieve in an evolving system. Though refraining from harm is an essential first step, lasting peace is created by actively redressing harm done. Peace is a creative process of actively joining I and thou into a co-creative we. It requires authentic communication, empathic listening, and wildly creative solutions.

For it is indeed consciousness that makes the body fully alive, and the body that gives consciousness a place to live.

Ascetic spirituality is a symptom of the very disease which it intends to cure.

To love ourselves is to act respectfully toward ourselves, to enjoy our own company when in solitude, to honor our limits and speak our truths.

Like a garden that is carefully tended, the rewards are well worth the effort.