Every breath we draw is a gift of God's love; every moment of existence is a grace.

Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.

Meditation is one of the ways in which the spiritual man keeps himself awake.

I am against war, against violence, against violent revolution, for peaceful settlement of differences, for nonviolent but nevertheless radical changes. Change is needed, and violence will not really change anything: at most it will only transfer power from one set of bull-headed authorities to another.

Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false Self. We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves.

O God, my God, the night has values that the day never dreamed of.

If there is no silence beyond and within the many words of doctrine, there is no religion, only a religious ideology. For religion goes beyond words and actions, and attains to the ultimate Truth only in silence and Love.