Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to help us to see in a new way by developing a stillness of mind and a strength of heart.

Yes, there are troubles in the world. There's war and hatred, there's sickness and difficulty. And there is also an undying spirit, an inviolable consciousness that is born in each of us. It is who we are, and it's everything and it's nothing.

Only in the reality of the present can we love, can we awaken, can we find peace and understanding and connection with ourselves and the world.

Life without forgiveness is unbearable.

In this world there are two great sources of strength. One rests with those who are not afraid to kill. The other rests with those who are not afraid to love.

We can easily become loyal to our suffering … but it's not the end of the path.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go