The religions of the world must be assessed, not on the basis of their convoluted theologies, but in terms of the extent to which they serve as forces of liberation and empowerment.

Peace among religions is a precondition for world peace.

Spiritually, life is a festival, a celebration. Joy is of the essence of life.

First, we must liberate people from religion, as religion is understood and practiced today. Second, we must effect a paradigm shift from religiosity to shared spirituality.

We must not rest until right livelihood is within reach of every human being upon this earth we love and cherish. We all have a role to play in achieving this goal.

As it is with the love of the body, so with the friendship of the mind, the full is only reached by admittance to the most retired places.

Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.

The melody rolled over her, as cool and sweet as water, as hopeful and lovely as sunrise.

After inside upheavals, it is important to fix on imperturbable things. Their imperturbableness, their air that nothing has happened renews our guarantee.

That's what American values and ideals are all about: We can come here and be different and celebrate different faiths and be OK with that.

There is no such thing as morality or immorality in thought. There is immoral emotion.

I'm actually not on Twitter.

Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.

The world tilted slightly sideways. 'I think I need to sit down.' The floor seemed like the best option. It was close and he'd already proved that he could hit it. His legs folded.

Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is a gift from God to you.