In the absence of love, we began slowly but surely to fall apart.

As long as we remain vigilant at building our internal abundance—an abundance of integrity, an abundance of forgiveness, an abundance of service, an abundance of love—then external lack is bound to be temporary.

We're often afraid to do anything unless we know we can do it extremely well. But we get to Carnegie Hall by practicing. I remember how freeing it was several years ago to read in an interview with Joan Baez that some of Bob Dylan's early songs weren't so wonderful. We have this image of genius springing fully grown out of Zeus' forehead.

The issue is that we, with our fears, our attacks, our judgments, our blame, and our constant emphasis on the realm of the body rather than the realm of love, eclipse the experience of true love.

People crave comfort, people crave connection, people crave community.

When a woman gives birth, two are born: a baby from the womb of its mother and a woman from the womb of her former existence.

Increasing meaning and joy on the planet is the ultimate goal because within that space all evil is cast out.