Being informed is different from being formed, and the first is a common substitute for the second.

A good teacher teaches people how to see, not what to see.

The phrase, 'You must die before you die,' is found in most of the world religions. If you don't learn how to die early, you spend the rest of your life avoiding failure. When you can free your True Self, the whole spiritual life opens up.

To give, and not demand that others receive . . . that is the crossover point to maturity. . .

Every viewpoint is a view from a point.

Much of the work of midlife is to tell the difference between those who are dealing with their issues through you and those who are really dealing with you.

The people who know God well—mystics, hermits, prayerful people, those who risk everything to find God—always meet a lover, not a dictator.