“You are the best friend you will ever have. In the presence of your true self you will become the most peaceful, the most relaxed, the most natural person possible.”

The opposite is also true – the whole world could disapprove of you, but if you love yourself, you would not even notice.

No one who is being himself is going to be approved of all the time.

The whole world could love you, but if you do not love yourself, you would not even notice.

Love is an undulating energy that moves through you, within you, and radiates out of you, and changes everything.

Human beings and the environment compose a seamless garment of existence, a multicolored cloth, which we believe to be woven in its entirety by God.

Accept yourself within you and the entire world becomes totally acceptable.

We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words – an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words – is an essential prerequisite for prayer.

Faith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.

Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.

There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate

Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.

Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one’s being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

The only chance for much intellectual improvement in the female sex, was to be found in the families of the educated class and in occasional intercourse with the learned.