The last thing we should do is allow ourselves to be infantilized by a counterfeit version of enlightenment.

Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.

Some of the most patriarchal thinkers I know are women. Some of the most feminist thinkers are men.

Only what I am not giving can be lacking in any situation.

The miracle often lies outside our comfort zone.

The issue is that we, with our fears, our attacks, our judgments, our blame, and our constant emphasis on the realm of the body rather than the realm of love, eclipse the experience of true love.

We must seek to be intellectually inclusive, just as we seek to be culturally inclusive. Ideas come and go - that's what makes a free society so vital.