I believe that ultimately it all comes down to whether we seek conscious contact with God on a daily basis through prayer and meditation.

I think the heartbreak of September 11 - America's grief not only over the loss of life but also the loss of our own innocence -has expanded us as people because it has tenderized our hearts. On a psychological level, the American people have matured as a result of that awful day.

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

Faith doesn't mean you don't have to do the work; it just means you're absolutely certain the work will pay off.

Every thought creates form on some level and all that our physical experience is - is a reflection of our thoughts.

If you did something in 1975 that you deeply regret and that you now can recognize as having been profoundly irresponsible, for example, the only way to be lifted out of deep regret and the pain over it is through atonement - through the kind of remorse that leads to genuine atonement, the making of amends, and forgiveness of self and others.

Love is all around us all the time. Love is the ethers that we swim in. Love is the amniotic fluid of the soul.