When confronted by conflict and confusion, another practice is to take a deep breath, pause and ask: 'Where is the gift in this?

To be at peace in any endeavour, we must release our need to control the outcome.

Our greatest natural resources are our hearts and minds, together with those of the people around us.

Any group has a sense of who it is and what is values, but this sense often remains beneath the surface. A wise leader can discern these unspoken beliefs and articulate them.

Gardening can become a spiritual exercise, teaching us discernment as we eliminate the weeds from our lives, giving what we value room to grow.

Remember the importance of small actions. They're the building blocks in the architecture of your life, the quiet victories you win for yourself each day.

Regular meditation not only restores our inner harmony and vital energy, but provides us with an actual experience of the peace we seek.

Leaders are not buffeted about by circumstance. They make what is into what might be, transforming challenging situations by means of courage and insight.

I feel more human when I compare the cuteness of a lizard to a newborn child's sweetness. Both are God's creations filled with precious innocence

When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure.

The essential matter of history is not what happened but what people thought or said about it.

Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.

The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete.

For me it's not a question of whether we should intrude in family life, but how and when.

There is freedom of speech in Iran, but there's no freedom after you've spoken.

To live in mankind is far more than to live in a name.

I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at.

Great art is clear thinking about mixed feelings.