Sometimes we think, "We're the only people who see it this way," but that's really not the case.

In pursuing personal growth, there are issues where we can advance just so far by ourselves. At some point, our continued progress and improvement can only come about through relationships with others. Romantic love is an intense and intimate exposure to another person; if we can be who we want to be, even in that context, then our spiritual growth is exponentially expanded.

Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

The Department of Peace would take a more human approach to healing our society, looking not merely for ways we can destroy an enemy, but for more powerful ways to create new friends. While the State Department engages in international diplomacy, there is no domestic parallel. There is no department seeking to harness the power of a nonviolent heart.

We are here to repair the world. I grew up thinking that was what everybody was trying to do.

We want spiritual principles to be more than beautiful abstractions; we want them to actually transform our lives.

A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love-from a belief in what is not real, to faith in that which is. That shift in perception changes everything.