“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light‐years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. […]
“The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to others. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. When you’re unhappy, you get to give all your attention to yourself. You get to take yourself oh-so-very seriously and […]
“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring … I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability … We cannot hear the voice of God by climbing the topmost steeple. Rather, we must go ever downward, for God dwells amongst the people.” […]
Even the most “enlightened” of masters used to ask the “dumbest” of questions … Even the most skilled of dancers used to stumble through the easiest of steps … Even the most caring of Saints used to succumb to temptations of selfishness, apathy, hopelessness, and anger. The key to WAKING UP – the key […]
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you someone else is the greatest accomplishment … It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society … Rebel children, I implore you, fight the turgid slick of conformity with which they seek to smother your glory.” […]