The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings...

What people are really after is, what is my stance on religion or spirituality or God? And I would say, if I find a word that came closest, it would be agnostic.

I think we need to do some deep soul searching about what's important in our lives and renew our spirit and our spiritual thinking, whether it's through faith-based religion or just through loving...

Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.

Reggae, oh man. It's the ultimate music. The positivity. The musicality. The whole cultural expressionism of it. The danceability. Just the cool factor. The melody factor. Some of it comes from a...

There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved: It is God's finger on man's shoulder.

Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much...

The Christian experiences and lives a paradox. He possesses joy in sorrow, fulfillment in exile, light in darkness, peace in turmoil, consolation in dryness, contentment in pain and hope in...

A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal and strengthen.

To conceive of a god in one's image is already quite a feat for inflated egos. To imagine, however, that this likeness has chosen your generation amongst the thousands for ending the party is to bring...

Our ordinary and reasonable service to God may actually compete against our total surrender to Him.

If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you every moment becomes a prayer.

God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself and your role on Earth is to attach yourself to that divine force and let yourself be released to it.

Let it be your business every day in the secrecy of the inner chamber to meet the holy God. You will be repaid for the trouble it may cost you. The reward will be sure and rich.

There are two main pitfalls on the road to mastery of the art of prayer. If a person gets what he asks for his humility is in danger. If he fails to get what he asks for he is apt to lose confidence....

For we know not what we should pray for.

By prayer the ability is secured to feel the law of love to speak according to the law of love and to do everything in harmony with the law of love.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be...

It is not my ability but my response to God's ability that counts.

And now Lord what wait I for?

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

A wise and an understanding heart.

On earth we have nothing to do with success or results but only with being true to God and for God. Defeat in doing right is nevertheless victory.

As a Buddhist, I see no distinction between religious practice and daily life. Religious practice is a twenty - four hour occupation.

A priest is a functionary of a social sort. The society worships certain deities in a certain way, and the priest becomes ordained as a functionary to carry out that ritual. The deity to whom he is...

It has been a wonderful experience to compete in the Olympic Games and to bring home a gold medal. But since I have been a young lad, I have had my eyes on a different prize. You see, each one of us...

Genuine love is ever constant, unchanging. There is no separation by degrees, levels, or kinds. There is no comparison or judgment since there is just one kind and it is inside everyone. Ego and the...

…When you're in the darkness, know that the light will come. We are light and dark, sun and moon, male and female, yin and yang; life is composed of opposites, in a continuing cycle of change…....

From time to time, in the moments when you need it most, God will speak to you to remind you of your beauty.

Our strongest gifts are usually those we are barely aware of possessing. They are a part of our God - given nature, with us from the moment we drew first breath, and we are no more conscious of having...