Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right

Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right

People may come to our communities because they want to serve the poor; they will only stay once they have discovered that they themselves are poor.

[Happiness] comes when we choose to be who we are, to be ourselves, at this present moment in our lives.

It is difficult to make people understand that the ideal doesn't exist, that personal equilibrium and the harmony they dream of come only after years and years of struggle, and that even then they come only as flashes of grace and peace.

When children are loved, they live off trust; their bides and hearts open up to those who respect and love them, who understand and listen to them.

To invite others to live with us is a sign that we aren't afraid, that we have a treasure of truth and of peace to share.