Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.

Thousands of children are killed by handguns in the United States each year. What is that about? What are we doing? We accept that? And we accept the presence of these weapons that are in silos and on submarines and airplanes? If any madman gets hold of them - and certainly there are madmen out there who will figure out how to get hold of them, they always have - what are we even making such things for?

If you slip, it doesn't mean you're less valuable. It simply means that you have something to learn from slipping.

Darkness is a lower energy than light, and when you bring light to the presence of darkness you don't have to warn it, you don't have to tell it that it has to get away. It can't survive. Light dissolves darkness. And so does love dissolve hate and so does joy dissolve sadness and so does faith dissolve doubt and so on.

By giving children lots of affection, you can help fill them with love and acceptance of themselves. Then that's what they will have to give away.

The most profound and important thing a person can do to erase fear and access the power of intention is repeating these five key words: I want to feel good! This is the same thing as saying, I want to be in harmony with the source of well-being.

Motivation means we have an idea and we are going to carry through on that idea. We work hard at it, and we are disciplined.