I've never seen service as separate from my spiritual practice or my spiritual teaching.

There is an emergent enlightenment appearing today, unique to no particular culture or ethnicity. Anyone who chooses to be, is its conduit.

To trust in the force that moves the universe is faith. Faith isn't blind, it's visionary.

No matter what is happening now, events will ultimately bend toward love the way a flower bends toward sunlight.

Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.

To me, everything happening inside of us is political.

In pursuing personal growth, there are issues where we can advance just so far by ourselves. At some point, our continued progress and improvement can only come about through relationships with others. Romantic love is an intense and intimate exposure to another person; if we can be who we want to be, even in that context, then our spiritual growth is exponentially expanded.