The world is yours and everything in it, it's out there- get on your grind and get it.
I was in the oil business for a while--gas and oil, check the tires.
During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep.
There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way.
Since learning Transcendental Meditation from Maharishi in December 1967, it has been a valuable practice which has enabled me to go through some very stressful life experiences while remaining centered.
I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I love Brian Wilson. We are partners. He’s my cousin by birth and my brother in music.
Mankind invents things to fight about.
And "withdrawal from the world" is nothing but the destruction of passions and manifestation of the innermost life in Christ.
Pessimists see a problem behind every opportunity. Optimists see an opportunity behind every problem.
I've never really separated out the spiritual and the secular.
The majority of people don't want to plan. They want to be free of the responsibility of planning. What they ask for is merely some assurance that they will be decently provided for. The rest is a day-to-day enjoyment of life. That's the explanation for your Father Divines; people naturally flock to anyone they can trust for the necessities of life. . . They are the backbone of a community--solid, trust-worthy, essential.