We are bound to earth by desire and also to God, heaven, and the angels. A slave is a slave whether to man, to God, or to angels.

Every individual is a unique manifestation of the Whole, as every branch is a particular outreaching of the tree.

The moment you enter into the world of words you start falling away from that which is. The more you enter into language, the farther you are away from existence.

In the light of calm and steady self-awareness, inner energies wake up and work miracles without any effort on your part.

I get rid of the thoughts, and I get in my witness, which is down in my spiritual heart. The witness that witnesses being.

The world is full of paradoxes and life is full of opposites. The art is to embrace the opposites, accommodate the paradoxes and live with a smile.

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

[M]editation is not just being silent—that is only one part of it.... [I]t has to be creative. And when a poetry comes out of your inner silences, or a painting, it has a flavor which is not of this world.

Only the heart can speak or hear that which is authentic

You should never lose heart. God is merciful and kind- he has endowed you with the best gift- smile, which can make millions happy.

If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function properly.

The Four Ideas: the Word, Time, Space, and the Atom. The ensuing effect is the idea of particles— the innumerable atoms, pair a or anu. These four — the Word, Time, Space, and the Atom — are therefore one and the same, and substantially nothing but mere ideas.

It is very difficult to know exactly what good should come out of a particular situation. To attempt to manipulate circumstances so your idea of good can come about is to let the ego play God-and that, as you know, can and does backfire.

Peace and the survival of life on earth as we know it are threatened by human activities which lack a commitment to humanitarian values. Destruction of nature and nature's resources result from ignorance, greed and lack of respect for the earth's living things.

When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.

This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.

Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.

It is the responsibility of Pastors to encourage, also by their personal witness, the practice of Eucharistic adoration, and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in particular, as well as prayer of adoration before Christ present under the Eucharistic species.

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.

When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts.

The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must become a part of everyday life.

The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God's favorite place.

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.