Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.

Self-discipline leads to higher spiritual states only if practiced with under- standing. The clearer the goal, the greater the result.

The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.

When it is time to part, then it is time to part. There should be no regrets. The beauty of marriage is like the fleeting perfection of a snowflake.

A funeral is for those left behind. Sometimes, one wonders if the weeping is more out of fear for ourselves than it is sympathy for the deceased.

There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary.

Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.