“Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.”

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.”

“Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.”

“Those who thank God much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, whatever the experience.”

“Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.”

“God is not a limited individual who sits alone up in the clouds on a golden throne. God is pure Consciousness that dwells within everything. Understanding this truth, learn to accept and love everyone equally.”

“The root of joy is gratefulness… It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

“Pure love of God illuminates the soul of the lover and the mysteries of His divinity are revealed by God when the vision of the Beloved is contemplated.”

“The pure memories given
To help our joy on earth, when earth is past,
Shall help our joy in heaven.”

“I discovered when we suffer, we suffer as equals. And in their capacity to suffer, a dog is a pig is a bear..... is a boy”