People on a spiritual path - personal growth, spiritual practice, recovery, yoga and so forth - are the last people who should be sitting out the social and political issues of our day. And there’s an important reason for this: People on such journeys are adepts at change. They know that the mechanics of the heart and mind are the fundamental drivers of transformation.

When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.

Yes, we see that there are problems in the world. But we believe in a universal force that, when activated by the human heart, has the power to make all things right.

Always be open to new beginnings. To the universe, every moment is the start of the next big thing in your life.

The role of a leader is not to rule over other people, but to hold a space for their own genius.

I do know middle age can bring greater depth, greater wisdom, greater capacity for love, greater capacity for relationship, greater consciousness and desire to serve and awareness of the fate of mankind - all these wonderful things, yes. And I know I'm getting there.

The pain itself is a product or a reflection of how I am interpreting whatever it is that is causing me pain.