The chief thing that separates us from God is the thought that we are separated from God.

For human beings, the most daunting challenge is to become fully human. For to become fully human is to become fully divine.

The modern world lies under a pervasive sense of anguish, of being abandoned, or at least experiencing God as absent. Yet events that seem to turn our lives upside down and inside out are part of God's redemptive plan, not only for us, but for the world in which we live. God may be preparing a great awakening for the world, if God can find enough people to cooperate in this mysterious plan.

Finding out what particular insights mean to people in other traditions enables us not only to respect but to love the wisdom of other religions.

You should not take prayer too seriously. There is something playful about God. You only have to look at a penguin ... to realize that He likes to play little jokes on creatures.

If one completes the journey to one's own heart, one will find oneself in the heart of everyone else.

Difficulties arise whenever a committed relationship is succeeding. Love makes you vulnerable. . . . Your defenses relax and the dark side of your personality arises. . .