When any institution becomes large and compartmentalized, with departments and subdepartments, then the conscience of the institution will often beco….

The path to holiness lies through questioning everything..

We are most often in the dark when we are the most certain, and the most enlightened when we are the most confused..

America's greatest sin is the refusal to delay gratification..

The more effort we make to appreciate and perceive reality, the larger and more accurate our maps will be. But many do not want to make this effort..

Everything that happens in life is there to aid our spiritual growth..

It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually..

The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace.

By far the most important form of attention we can give our loved ones is listening... True listening is love in action..

Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom..

What people get admired and appreciated for in community are their soft skills: their sense of humor and timing, their ability to listen, their coura….

If we seek to be loved - if we expect to be loved - this cannot be accomplished; we will be dependent and grasping not genuinely loving..

Our view of reality is like a map with which to negotiate the terrain of life. If the map is true and accurate, we will generally know how to get th….

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and sou….

Going into the unknown is invariably frightening, but we learn what is significantly new only through adventures..

If you are determined not to risk pain, then you must do without many things: having children, getting married, the ecstasy of sex, the hope of ambit….

When we cling, often forever, to our old patterns of thinking and behaving, we fall to negotiate any crisis, to truly grow up, and to experience the ….

The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning..

In and through community lies the salvation of the world..

Doubt is often the beginning of wisdom..

Do what you feel called to do, but also be prepared to accept that you don't necessarily know what you're going to learn. Be willing to be surprised ….