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

Every relationship, every situation is part of a divinely created and highly specific curriculum for your soul growth

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.

Enlightenment doesn't mean we were never wounded; it means we've found a way to evolve beyond our wounds. Enlightenment isn't idealistic; it's practical. What's idealistic is thinking we can live from our wounds, stay in our weakness, and ever transform the world.

When love isn't in our lives, it's on the way. If you know that a special guest is coming at five o'clock, do you spend the day messing up the home? Of course not. You prepare. And that is what we should do for love.

We are likely to feel better when we go to bed tonight if we have an internal sense that we spent our lives meaningfully today.

If we never take a risk, we'll never know the parts of ourselves that would have emerged if we had.