Angry people cannot create a peaceful planet

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.

We can invoke spiritual compensation when we find ourselves in situations of material lack.

You will fear the darkness only to the extent that you yourself are not providing light.

The spiritual commitment is to make every situation an object of devotional connection.

Forgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love.

Healing works through a kind of detox: things have got to come up in order to be released. That is true of our personal issues, and also our collective issues. We can't just push the darkness down, pour pink paint over it and then pretend it's not there. We have to look at it, accept that it exists and then release it for healing.