Everything in the universe has a purpose. There are no misfits, there are no freaks, there are no accidents. There are only things we don't understand.

We automatically give to each person we meet, but we choose what we give. Our words, our actions, must consciously set the stage for the life we wish to lead.

I had to learn to forgive myself, not to judge, but to learn from the past. They showed me how vital it is to accept, be truthful, and love myself. So I could do the same with others.

If you go to bed at night and think about your day and you haven't laughed very much, then you must jump out of bed and go do something fun.

You either have faith or fear, not both. Things, they think, generate fear. The more things you have, the more you have to fear. Eventually you are living your life for things.

Forget the pain. Learn to endure. Focus your attention elsewhere.

I have learned that everything is an opportunity for spiritual enrichment.

If I simply live the principles that appear to be truth for me, I will touch the lives of those I am destined to touch.

Truth is truth. If you hurt someone, you hurt self. If you help someone, you help self.

All diseases and disorders have some spiritual connection and serve as stepping stones for us to listen to and learn from.

The only way to pass a test is to take the test

Love is an act of endless forgiveness

You see, time is an ocean, not a garden hose. Space is a puff of smoke, a wisp of cloud.

Our favorite holding period is forever.

Guy on the plane I'm on has a text alert that sounds like a gunshot... And he isn't putting it on vibrate.

My cares and my inquiries are for decency and truth, and in this I am wholly occupied.

But...what if I mistime it?" Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders." Horace and Gilan

Speak boldly and speak truly, shame the devil.

It is in our collective behavior that we are most mysterious.

It's easy to hate and point out everything that is wrong with the world; it is the hardest and most important work in one's life to free oneself from the bonds of fear and attachment.

To excite opposition and inflame malevolence is the unhappy privilege of courage made arrogant by consciousness of strength.