There is no greater gift to future generations than that we do the work God has asked us to do: love one another, that the world might be made right.

I just want to write books or give talks which, if I were in the audience or I were the reader, I would appreciate.

Your life has purpose as long as you dedicate it to love. It's not what we do but who we are that forms our biggest contribution.

I honor my grief. I try to be kinder to myself. I give myself time to move through and to process whatever is making me sad.

The point of life is not who falls down. The point is who gets up and how you do it.

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.

I don't think of myself as a very famous person, but the modicum of celebrity that I've had has not been a positive experience for me at all.