Civilizations may clash, but they surely fall if robbed of light from above. It could come from the 1 percent or the 99%, but a guiding light is needed to keep the United States from becoming the rubble of past great civilizations.

The Occupy Wall Street project feels like a burning ember that might light the torch of justice and inflame our longing for freedom.

Given the historical power differential between blacks and whites, blacks are required to be attentive to the way their white counterparts see themselves in relation to people of color if they want to survive and even thrive.

My church has an historical emphasis on peace, but we can't enjoy peace without honoring the blood our soldiers shed for it.

The good thing that may yet happen during dying is not the possibility of survival when we're beyond that point. The good thing that may yet happen is that our lives will have great meaning for those we leave behind.

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

Get busy living, or get busy dying.