It is not easy for us to change. But it is possible and it is our glory as human beings

Spiritually evolved people, by virtue of their discipline, mastery and love, are people of extraordinary competence, and in their competence they are called on to serve the world, and in their love they answer the call.

Genuine love not only respects the individuality of the other but actually cultivates it, even at the risk of separation or loss. The ultimate goal of life remains the spiritual growth of the individual, the solitary journey to peaks that can be climbed only alone.

Genuine love is volitional rather than emotional. The person who truely loves does so because of a decision to love. This person has made a commitment to be loving whether or not the loving feeling is present. ...Conversely, it is not only possible but necessary for a loving person to avoid acting on feelings of love.

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

The will to grow is, in essence, the same phenomenon as love. Genuinely loving people are, by definition, growing people.

But for the first time, I had a religious identity. I had come home. And so I called myself a Zen Buddhist at the age of 18.