Meditation is warm-up exercise for the mind, so that you can jog through the rest of the day without getting agitated or spraining your patience.

The spiritual life is a call to action. But it is a call to ... action without any selfish attachment to the results.

We become in part what our senses take in.

This is the central principle of meditation: we become what we meditate on.

As meditation deepens, compulsions, cravings and fits of emotion begin to lose their power to dictate our behavior. We see clearly that choices are possible; we can say yes or we can say no. It is profoundly liberating.

In the spiritual lore of India there is a story that the Lord whispered only one word in our ears when he sent us into the world: 'Give.' Give freely of your time, your talent, your resources; give without asking for anything in return. This is the secret of living in joy and security.

By removing that which is petty and self-seeking, we bring forth all that is glorious and mindful of the whole.