I had always been very rational, but I'd always used reason in such a way as to convince myself that reasoning alone would not solve anything, really. Reasoning is theoretical. Until you feel with your heart, you don't know if a thing is true. I found that book was absolutely authentic. I absolutely knew it was the truth. My whole heart accepted it.

I was always seeking truth from childhood. And I identified truth with many things, with science, with politics, with art, and I kept coming back to the thought that without God I can't get to what I'm looking for.

Attachment is the state of ignorance or forgetfulness, and thus clinging to a memory of enjoyment

Live more quietly. Live more seeking God's presence in your own heart.

Until you've tasted it [anything], you can't really know it.

Laughter is a medicine you've got to use to drive away blues.

Happiness is like a plant: It must be watered daily with giving thoughts and actions.