"Death is nothing to fear. It is only another dimension."

“We are reviled but we do not intend to speak evil in return. We are in desperate straits but do not despair. We are persecuted but not forsaken. It’s easy to humiliate and crush people who are open, but when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Source : "Here's What Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot Said At The Conclusion Of Their Controversial Blasphemy Trial". Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's closing speech at the Pussy Riot trial in Russia, www.businessinsider.com. August 10, 2012.

“Listening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening”

Source : Pauline Oliveros (2005). “Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice”, p.21, iUniverse

“The word soul has lost its meaning and even its plausibility.... Faith, hope and love can no longer be seen simply as virtues or graces; they are processes in flesh and blood... (the clergyman) will find that whether he wants it or not, he is also a front-line mental health worker or he will be so regarded by the specialists in mental health. It is on the pastoral role and the tasks of shepherding that the psychological disciples have the greatest impact in theological work.”

“The ocean inspires me because there's the energy of the water moving.”

“I've been flushed from the bathroom of your heart.”

“Nothing heals like love and time”

“You cannot know what you do not feel.”

“The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.”

Source : Radhanath Swami (2014). “Nectar Stream”, p.57, Jaico Publishing House