When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future.

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.

A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength it has awakened.

Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating in our own evolution.

Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present.

Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable compassion.

I see that mankind still survives after all its attempts to destroy itself and so I surmise that it is the law of love that rules mankind.

It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace.

Mindfulness is both a state of being and a daily spiritual practice, a form of meditation.

Forty for you, sixty for me. And equal partners we will be.

Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.

Why are there not positive mysteries? It's always who stole the diamond, or who killed the butler? How about... who made cookies, somebody cleaned my room.

The vocation of pastor has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.

That's the whole meaning of life, isn't it? Trying to find a place for your stuff.

All conflict can be traced back to someone's feelings getting hurt, don't you think?

Learn at every opportunity. What your learn is always yours.

I would date a fan, I dont have a problem with that. I look for a good sense of humour in a girlfriend.

The way we see the problem is the problem.

I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.