When there are miles to go before we sleep, altered traits are more important than altered states.

Beware of the differences that blind us to the unity that binds us.

The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm.

Imagine a man besottedly in love: he won't waste time speculating whether other women equally merit his affection.

Daily the world grows smaller, leaving understanding the only place where peace can find a home.

After his great awakening, the Buddha continued to meditate and to devote himself to others; otherwise his vision would have receded into a pleasant memory.

First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat.