I Am Very Orthodox In

The Most Powerful Moral Influence Is Example.

When There Are Miles To Go Before We Sleep, Altered Traits Are More Important Than Altered States.

I Come From A Missionary Family - I Grew Up In China - And In My Case, My Religious Upbringing Was Positive. Of Course, Not Everyone Has This Experience. I Know Many Of My Students Are What I Have Come To Think Of As Wounded Christians Or Wounded Jews. What Came Through To Them Was Dogmatism And Moralism, And It Rubbed Them The Wrong Way.

We All Carry It Within Us: Supreme Strength, The Fullness Of Wisdom, Unquenchable Joy. It Is Never Thwarted, And Cannot Be Destroyed.

The Self Is Too Small An Object For Perpetual Enthusiasm.