We resist Joy on this planet more than we resist war.

Some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence. That is pain that I try to make room for.

Spiritual progress is like a detoxification.

Hatred is the spiritual malignancy of our species, and like any other form of cancer, does its most terrible work not outwardly, but from within us.

Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight it but must replace it with love.

I'm not bowled over by how different all the world's religions are - I'm bowled over by how similar they are.

If there is anything interesting about my story it's the fact that it's not unique at all. I feel that I have been through what almost everyone I know has - a slow and gradual maturation process.