“There is a light within each of us that can never be diminished or extinguished. It can only be obscured by forgetting who we are”

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Meditation is a vital way to purify and quiet the mind, thus rejuvenating the body.

When you meet someone, you can silently send them a blessing, wishing them happiness, joy and laughter. This kind of silent giving is very powerful.

In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.

The universe has much bigger plans for you than you ever dreamed of for yourself.

However good or bad you feel about your relationship, the person you are with at this moment is the “right” person, because he or she is the mirror of who you are inside.

Thinking happy thoughts literally creates a positive chemical change in the brain which stimulates both positive physical and psychological benefits.

The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.

When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.

One thing we can do is make the choice to view the world in a healthy way. We can choose to see the world as safe with only moments of danger rather than seeing the world as dangerous with only moments of safety.

Words can wound or heal. The purpose of speech must always be to create joy in the listener.

Everything that is happening at this moment is a result of the choices you’ve made in the past.

The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety.

All great changes are preceded by chaos.

If you want to be happy, make someone else happy. If you want to find the right person in your life, be the right person. If you want to see change in the world, become the change you want to see.

If your attention is focused only on the result, then you are no longer in the process. But if you’re in the process, then the result is guaranteed.

Each man has some part to play.

Nonviolence is absolute respect for each human being.

They could recognize each other’s style by their dots and dashes.

My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not being able to say to my girlfriend.

I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral.

For me it’s more important to look at each constituency individually and find a community

Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation’s progress towards the realization of his dream.

Are stories a heeded warning, or merely an entertainment? Each story in the collection tries to wrestle with these questions.