frequently, only silence can express my prayer

the knower and the known are one. simple people imagine that they should see god, as if he stood there and they here. this is not so. god and i, we are one in knowledge

nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind

god, grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, courage to change the things i can, and wisdom to know the difference

all i want to know is where i'm going to die, so i'll never go there

dear god, if you really exist, i beg you. this is more than enough. we don't need anything else. we'll manage somehow. so please, don't give us anything more, and don't take anything more from us. i beg you please, dear god. let us be together like this forever

you don't need doubt because you already know

we don't need greed because we already have it all

i am often asked what will replace organized religion. the answer, i believe, is nothing and everything

we have nothing but belief

it is the role of religious symbols to give a meaning to the life of man

make god your only boss