“Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.”

“Eventually, it boils down to two choices – do I wish to experience this physical reality primarily through joy or do I want to experience it through suffering? That’s all there is to it. And since each person eventually works their way toward the realization that conscious expansion can happen through joy rather than suffering – enlightenment is a natural byproduct.”

“The darkest things of this world nestle inseparable from, and do not eclipse, its equally boundless graces and glories.”

“Don’t lose faith in humanity. There are good people out there. You have the power to make a difference.”

“I really tried, or so I thought, to avoid lying, but it seemed to me that they forced it on me by the difference in their vision of things, so that I was always transposing reality for them into something they could understand.”

“Why then should witless man so much misweeneThat nothing is but that which he hath seene?”

“I believe in Divine Connection. Some encounters are brief, but it can expand your perspective, and subsequently change the course of your life.”

“Remember where you came from, where you’re going, and why you created the mess you got yourself into in the first place. You’re going to die a horrible death, remember. It’s all good training, and you’ll enjoy it more if you keep the facts in mind. Take your dying with some seriousness, however. Laughing on the way to your execution is not generally understood by less-advanced life-forms, and they’ll call you crazy.”

“There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human’s mind against the Enemy. He wants men to be concerned with what they do; our business is to keep them thinking about what will happen to them.”

“The greatest risk to man is not that he aims too high and misses, but that he aims too low and hits.”

“Every game is winnable if you change your mind about what the prize should be and your perspective about the players at the table.”

“With the moon walk, the religious myth that sustained these notions could no longer be held. With our view of earthrise, we could see that the earth and the heavens were no longer divided but that the earth is in the heavens. (105)”

“MANAGE YOUR MOOD: Name 1 thing that surprised you today…Name 1 thing that moved you…Name 1 thing that inspired you…”

“The man who sees both sides of a question is a man who sees absolutely nothing.”

“It all depends on what people you’re talking about helping. That’s the wonderful think about just about every religion on the planet – they’re all so incredibly selfish.”