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

We cannot solve a problem by saying, "It's not my problem." We cannot solve a problem by hoping that someone else will solve it for us. I can solve a problem only when I say, "This is my problem and it's up to me to solve it."

There is no worse bitterness than to reach the end of your life and realized you have not lived.

When we cling, often forever, to our old patterns of thinking and behaving, we fall to negotiate any crisis, to truly grow up, and to experience the joyful sense of rebirth that accompanies the successful transition into greater maturity.

Examination of the world without is never as personally painful as examination of the world within.

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

If we deny our anger, our pain, our ambition, or our goodness, we will suffer.