Every problem emerges from the false belief we are separate from one another, and every answer emerges from the realization we are not.

The present moment, if you think about it, is the only time there is. No matter what time it is, it is always NOW!

We lack faith in *what* exists within us because we lack faith in *Who* exists within us.

The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.

The spiritual commitment is to make every situation an object of devotional connection.

If I say to my daughter, "Go say `hi' to Aunt Gertrude," there is a reason there. I'm teaching her manners. I think the idea that she'll say `hi' to Aunt Gertrude only if she wants to is the biggest crock of silliness I've ever heard. Yet I meet people everyday who were clearly brought up to think that if they didn't want to say "hi" to Aunt Gertrude, that was fine.

Once you've had enough and you can't do it anymore, you consider the possibility that there might be a better way. That's when your head cracks open and God comes in.