We Have To Make A Disciplined Effort

Even Before 9/11 I Was Gripped By A Sense Of Dread: Our Lack Of Criticism About What We Were Doing In The Middle East - The Slagging Off Of A Whole Religious Tradition.

Each Of The World Religions Has Its Own Particular Genius, Its Own Special Insight Into The Nature And Requirements Of Compassion, And Has Something Unique To Teach Us.

You Are Your Best Self When You Give Yourself Away.

I Had Tried, As I Thought As A Nun, To Open Myself To God And God Seemed Totally Uninterested In Me. The Heavens Remained Closed And Opaque. I Now Realize, Of Course, That I Had A Very, Very Inadequate Idea Of God. I Was Expecting Clouds To Part, A Little Sort Of Whisper In My Ear, And Of Course, That's Not What God Is. God Is Not Another Being; We Are Talking About Something Much More Profound.

Compassion Is The Key In Islam And Buddhism And Judaism And Christianity. They Are Profoundly Similar.