Rage and bitterness do not foster femininity. They harden the heart and make the body sick.

At the very point of vulnerability is where the surrender takes place-that is where the god enters. The god comes through the wound.

It is amazing that our souls - our eternal essences, with all their hopes and dreams and visions of an eternal world - are contained within these temporal bodies. No wonder suffering is part of the human condition.

Healing depends on listening with the inner ear - stopping the incessant blather, and listening. Fear keeps us chattering - fear that wells up from the past, fear of blurting out what we really fear, fear of future repercussions. It is our very fear of the future that distorts the now that could lead to a different future if we dared to be whole in the present.

It takes great courage to break with one's past history and stand alone.

Consciousness will not always solve the problem, but it may make the suffering meaningful.

This is your body, your greatest gift, pregnant with wisdom you do not hear, grief you thought was forgotten, and joy you have never known.