In our home (for the dying at Kali Ghat) in Calcutta, there is great peace, unity and love. Many Hindu families bring food, clothing nonstop to our home for the dying. This is an act of love. I didn't ask them. They have only heard about what I am doing and they all come.

I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?'

Silence gives us a new outlook on everything. We need silence to be able to touch souls. The essential thing is not what we say but what God says to us and through us.

Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary.

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.

Let us preach you, Dear Jesus, without preaching.... not by words but by our example.

We are called to be contemplatives. ..by seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, everywhere, all the time.