Religions are founded by what mystics say when they come back; but what the mystics say is not the same as what happened to them.

We live life in the marketplace and then we go off to the cave or to the meditation mat to replenish ourselves.

All that you seek is already within you. In Hinduism it is called the Atman, in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Christ said, 'the kingdom of heaven is within you.' Quakers call it the ‘still small voice within.’ This is the space of full awareness that is in harmony with all the universe, and thus is wisdom itself.

My life is a creative act--like a painting, or a concerto.

When the faith is strong enough, it is sufficient just to be. Its a journey towards simplicity, towards quietness, towards a kind of joy that is not in time. Its a journey that has taken us from primary identification with our body and our psyche, on to an identification with God, and ultimately beyond identification.

If you rest in the silence inside, all those you meet will have their spiritual hearts resuscitated.

Truth is scary. Truth has bad breath at times