If we take the world’s enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race.
If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumi’s poetry is really remarkable.
Religion is the call to confront reality; to master the self.
The most powerful moral influence is example.
Beware of the differences that blind us to the unity that binds us.
'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for they shall see God' suggested to me a heavenly welfare program for the meek. Today that saying reveals an astute insight into egotism, about how those with swollen pride or vanity cannot see anything larger than themselves.