Negative people deplete your energy. Surround yourself with love and nourishment and do not allow the creation of negativity in your environment.

I like Muhammad a lot, because he's like us more than anybody else. Jesus is just so exalted, and Buddha is just so exalted, it's almost beyond our reach.

Choice is the key, because human beings are the only creatures who can choose to evolve, who can shape their destiny. Furthermore, we have been given the gift of "self-awareness," which allows us to step back into our true selves to observe and use our brains to create the world we wish to live in.

Don't regret the past or fear the future. Both bring misery through self-doubt.

Solving problems should be a joy, a welcome challenge to our creativity.

The soul is a living, dynamic part of each person. It exists as consciousness and therefore must be found in consciousness.

Churchgoers feel righteous, responsible, and obedient to God's will. They view anyone unlike themselves as devoid of values, and therefore unworthy of God's love. By denying God to all those who have strayed from the path of righteousness, the devout are unwittingly taking on themselves a role that belongs only to God.