In terms of the ego, most religions teach in some way that all of us must die before we die, and then we will not be afraid of dying. Suffering of some sort seems to be the only thing strong enough to destabilize our arrogance and our ignorance. I would define suffering very simply as whenever you are not in control.

Creation is a process that is still happening and we’re in on it! We are a part of this endless creativity of God.

The ego knows itself by comparison.

You create your response to reality, and that response, for all practical purposes, is your reality.

Religions should be understood as only the fingers that point to the moon, not the moon itself.

What I wish I had said in the book [Falling Upward] is that part of the attraction of conservative religions, such as Mormonism, Mennonite, Amish, groups we would consider very traditional, is that they actually do the first half of life very well. They are often very happy people.

If you do not transform your wounds you will transmit them.