Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn’t do to upset one’s own vanity.

What a terrible thing to have lost one’s mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is.

Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me see more clearly how foolish it would be to expect all men to agree with me.

Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

I had a period in my life where I decided that I would never be bored again and that, if I had any free time at all, I would make plans, and I would always be doing things. It actually was great for a year or so, but then I lost all of my friends.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history.

In the divine milieu, all the elements of the universe touch each other by that which is most inward and ultimate in them. There they concentrate, little by little, all that is purest and most attractive in them without loss and without danger of subsequent corruption.

I get nervous when I don’t get nervous. If I’m nervous I know I’m going to have a good show.

I just think that trusting God means we’re going to have unanswered questions, and God is so much bigger than us, we’re never going to understand them all.

Forgiveness is God’s command.

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you.

You don’t have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don’t have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

Hate has no place in the house of God.

Our faith is faith in someone else’s faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.

I have always believed in God.

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.

We see the world not as it is, but as we are.

As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do – anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of – your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.

Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.

I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God.

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.

We human beings are strange creatures and still reserve the right to think for ourselves.

If you’re losing your soul and you know it, then you’ve still got a soul left to lose.

I always try to do as much as I can do. I’m never a person that does not enough, because I’d regret not doing enough and think I probably could have done more. I probably go too far and have to reel myself back in, which works in some things, and other things it doesn’t work.

I’m considered wise, and sometimes I see myself as knowing. Most of the time, I see myself as wanting to know. And I see myself as a very interested person. I’ve never been bored in my life.

We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.

Christianity is a lifestyle. And being a Christian is more than a label.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.

I don’t really get nervous that much, or if I do, only I know. It’s all inside me. I am good at hiding everything.

I fear that many a man’s good resolutions only need the ordinary fire of daily life to make them melt away. So, too, with fine professions and the boastings of perfection which abound in this age of shams.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

No man is hurt but by himself.

There’s definitely going to be things that I’m not very good at, things I can improve.

The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded.

Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.

Almost everybody is born a genius and buried an idiot.

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.

Even the most seemingly unpleasant situations – if you become aligned with it, something good will emerge from that.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

The ultimate connection is when you are connected to the creator of the universe.

I more fear what is within me than what comes from without.

I don’t consider myself to be that credulous.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

I’ve realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don’t trust my instincts – Thats when I get in trouble.

When people say, you know, ‚Good teacher,‘ ‚Prophet,‘ ‚Really nice guy’… this is not how Jesus thought of Himself. So you’re left with a challenge in that, which is either Jesus was who he said he was or a complete and utter nut case. You have to make a choice on that.

When it comes to our everyday habits, it’s important to ask: ‚Am I putting God first?‘

I need to keep working on myself for a while.

I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal… God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of.

I never make conscious decisions.

When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence.

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord, whose mercy gladdens it with golden light.

My body is quite tiny, but a lot of the emotions I feel are pretty explosive. They have to come out.