Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and wisdom.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace

Nirvana or lasting enlightenment or true spiritual growth can be achieved only through persistent exercise of real love.

An unconscious, gentle process whereby people who want to be loving attempt to be so by telling little white lies, by withholding some of the truth about themselves and their feelings in order to avoid conflict. Pseudocommunity is conflict-avoiding; true community is conflict-resolving.

We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.

I believe it would be considerably healthier for us to dare to live without a reason for many things than with reasons that are simplistic.