By Removing That Which Is Petty And

A Calm Mind Releases The Most Precious Capacity A Human Being Can Have: The Capacity To Turn Anger Into Compassion, Fear Into Fearlessness, And Hatred Into Love.

The Sufis Advise Us To Speak Only After Our Words Have Managed To Pass Through Three Gates. At The First Gate, We Ask Ourselves, 'are These Words True?' If So, We Let Them Pass On; If Not, Back They Go. At The Second Gate, We Ask, 'are The Necessary?' At The Last Gate, We Ask, 'are They Kind?'

I Like To Remind My Friends Frequently How Short Life Is. This Is The Important Message Of Death: Not A Day To Waste, Not A Day To Quarrel, Not A Day To Brood Upon Yourself. This Is Not Losing The Joy Of Life; This Is Gaining The Joy Of Life.

Beneath The Surface Level Of Conditioned Thinking In Every One Of Us There Is A Single Living Spirit. The Still Small Voice Whispering To Me In The Depths Of My Consciousness Is Saying Exactly The Same Thing As The Voice Whispering To You In Your Consciousness. 'i Want An Earth That Is Healthy, A World At Peace, And A Heart Filled With Love.' It Doesn't Matter If Your Skin Is Brown Or White Or Black, Or Whether You Speak English, Japanese, Or Malayalam - The Voice, Says The Gita, Is The Same In Every Creature, And It Comes From Your True Self.

When We Try To Get Ourselves Out Of The Way, We Can Understand Much Better The Needs Of The People Closest To Us.