Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.