Patience Can't Be Acquired Overnight. It Is

Meditation May Require A Lifetime To Master, But It Will Have Been A Lifetime Well Spent. ... If You Want To Judge Your Progress, Ask Yourself These Questions: Am I More Loving? Is My Judgment Sounder? Do I Have More Energy? Can My Mind Remain Calm Under Provocation? Am I Free From The Conditioning Of Anger, Fear, And Greed? Spiritual Awareness Reveals Itself As Eloquently In Character Development And Selfless Action As In Mystical States.

My Grandmother Lived In A Universe Filled With Life. It Was Impossible For Her To Conceive Of Any Creature - Even The Smallest Insect, Let Alone A Human Being - As Insignificant. In Every Leaf, Flower, Animal, And Star She Saw An Expression Of A Compassionate Universe, Whose Laws Were Not Competition And Survival Of The Fittest But Cooperation, Artistry And Thrift. . . .

Our Deepest Need Is For The Joy That Comes With Knowing We Are Of Genuine Use To Others.

Love Is So Exquisitely Elusive. It Cannot Be Bought, Cannot Be Badgered, Cannot Be Hijacked. It Is Available Only In One Rare Form: As The Natural Response Of A Healthy Mind And Healthy Heart.

International War Is The Sum Total Of Millions Of Individual Wars, Raging In The Minds Of The People, Between What Is Selfish And What Is Selfless. To The Extent That You And I Develop Selflessness In Our Own Hearts, To That Extent We Contribute To Peace In Our Family, Community, Country, And World.