Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

The greatest prayer is patience.

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.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol