When the heart acknowledges how much pain there is in the mind, it turns like a mother toward a frightened child.

It is trust in our vast 'don't know' that allows room for the truth, that allows the next intuition to float to the surface.

[D]on’t cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go. . . . Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be forgiven. To the degree you insist that you must suffer, you insist on the suffering of others as well. (90)

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

The only service you can do for anyone is to remind them of their true nature.

Our suffering is caused by holding on to how things might have been, should have been, could have been.

I have seem even those who have long since abjured God die in grace. . . . Atheists don't use their drying to bargain for a better seat at the table; indeed they may not even believe supper is being served. They are not storing up 'merit.'; They just smile because their heart is ripe. They are kind for no particular reason; they just love.