When you believe you reflect what is holy and good, you can see more that is good in every stage of your life. (319)

Enlightenment is not about cocooning one’s self, but about integrating more fully with both your self and life.

Self-awareness happens when we become aware of other people, things and places around us and how we are all connected.

As it almost always was when I'd been too self-centered to see the truth of the matter, I felt impossibly foolish.

It doesn't matter how you conceive of divinity. It only matters that you see it in everything, including yourself.

When our challenge persists, returning in different forms, it may be a sign for us to accepted it as a valuable lesson.

The person with the least worry over the compromises he must make is, of course, the person who doesn't compromise.

She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.

I think that's the real loss of innocence: the first time you glimpse the boundaries that will limit your potential.

What seems like a flaw is merely our higher consciousness telling us we're not looking at it in the right light yet.

Self-awareness of one’s faults, far from being the first step to growth, is very often the second foot in the mud.

How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick.

Maturity: knowing where you're crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control.

The whole idea of awakening is about regaining self-trust. Through self-trust we remember how to be our own best guides.

The man that wars with and judges others is eternally lost. The man that wars with and judges himself is eternally found.