As the web issues out of the spider, As plants sprout from the earth, As hair grows from the body, even so, The sages say, this universe springs from, The deathless Self (the Supreme Soul), the source of life.

When we go slower, we are more patient and when we are more patient we have a choice in how we respond.

The ancestor of every destructive action, every destructive decision, is a negative thought.

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.

Whatever we have done, we can always make amends for it without ever looking back in guilt or sorrow.

I have never been able to understand the compelling phrase, 'keeping up with the Joneses.' It does not matter very much whether I keep up with Tom Jones or anybody else; what is important is to keep up with myself by making my today a little better than my yesterday.

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