We must distinguish between spirituality in general terms, which aims to make us better people, and religion. Adopting a religion remains optional, but becoming a better human being is essential.

Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.

[Some of the people I'd met] were wonderful people as human beings, and some people were more difficult. I could not see a correlation between their particular genius in playing chess and music and mathematics, etc. ... with human qualities. Some were really good, wonderful people, and some were difficult characters, but there was no clear correlation. But when I met some spiritual masters, [I thought that] there had to be a correlation, and it turned out to be true.

For a few moments, be aware of your potential for change. Whatever your present situation is, evolution and transformation are always possible. At the least, you can change your way of seeing things and then, gradually, your way of being as well.

Peace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb

We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.

Genuine fearlessness arises with the confidence that we will be able to gather the inner resources to deal with any situation that comes our way.