Evil is a source of moral intelligence in the sense that we need to learn from our shadow, from our dark side, in order to be good.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.

It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.

True love heals and affects spiritual growth. If we do not grow because of someone else’s love, it’s generally because it is a counterfeit form of love.

We cannot heal what we cannot feel.

I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.

To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.

I feel like a failure." The expression comes so naturally that we forget it is a figure of speech: the language of business applied to the soul.

Health is not a physical accomplishment but the manifestation of our awareness of who we are and integrity in living out of that knowledge.

The world's most sensible and the most idiotic person lies within us..the worst part is we can't say who is who

With our financial house on fire, Obama makes clear both in in his speech and his budget that the essence of his presidency will be the transformation of health care, education and energy.

People mostly do as they like, and that would be fine if they'd let other people do the same.

In this time of challenge, I am asking the prime minister to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life.

It is fatal to be appreciated in one's own time.

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze.

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.

Learning itself, received into a mind By nature weak, or viciously inclined, Serves but to lead philosophers astray, Where children would with ease discern the way.