If you want to serve the universe, the obvious place to begin is right where you are. That's where I began. I looked at every situation I came into and wondered, 'What can I do to be of service in this situation?' Sometimes there was nothing I could do, but often there was - a helping hand, a word of cheer, a pleasant smile. Then, after I had given a lot, a most wonderful spiritual receiving began - giving me more to give.

To the world I may seem very poor, walking penniless and wearing or carrying in my pockets my only material possessions, but I am really very rich in blessings which no amount of money could buy - health and happiness and inner peace.

The fear habit is very detrimental because you attract the things you fear. If we have any fear we need to get rid of it.

We must be able to appreciate and enjoy the places where we tarry and yet pass on without anguish when we are called elsewhere. In our spiritual development we are often required to pull up roots many times and to close many chapters in our lives until we are no longer attached to any material thing and can love all people without any attachment to them.

When you do something for world peace, peace among groups, peace among individuals, or your own inner peace, you improve the total peace picture.

It is not through judgment that the good in people can be reached, but through love and faith.

No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.