Trying to suppress or eradicate symptoms on the physical level can be extremely important, but there's more to healing than that; dealing with psychological, emotional and spiritual issues involved in treating sickness is equally important.
Love is the intuitive knowledge of our hearts.
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
I want to be a cheerleader for women who have never even considered running for office or being involved in a campaign, but who in the quietness of their hearts might think, 'Why not me?'
To me, when I think of New Age, I think of crystals and rainbows and platitudes.
Our task, in the aftermath of September 11, was and continues to be the transformation of the effects of evil into something beautiful and good.
Human civilization as we know it is like the Titanic headed for the iceberg, whether the iceberg be nuclear, environmental or terrorism-related.
Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.
Political propaganda seeks to affect the way people perceive the world in order to affect the way they behave.
The man I love may decide tomorrow that he loves me no more - but if my heart remains open, I will endure the storm.
In the East, the guru never calls himself a guru.
The ego mind both professes its desire for love and does everything possible to repel it, or if it gets here anyway, to sabotage it. That is why dealing with issues like control, anger, and neediness is the most important work in preparing ourselves for love.
Become more accepting. With every interaction, surrender any tendency to judge another person. Pray for a more accepting heart.
Nothing is so dangerous for our security as large groups of desperate people.
Institutional memory is important in any organization, but so are fresh ideas.
In Taoist philosophy, 'yin' is the feminine principle, representing the forces of earth, while 'yang' is the masculine principle, representing spirit.
I never thought being famous would be wonderful, but my limited exposure to celebrity has shown me the dark side big-time.
Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it.
Your relationship to food is but a reflection of your relationship to yourself, as is everything in your life.
One day I looked at something in myself that I had been avoiding because it was too painful. Yet once I did, I had an unexpected surprise. Rather than self-hatred, I was flooded with compassion for myself because I realized the pain necessary to develop that coping mechanism to begin with.
