“The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.”

“Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.”

“Put your soul in the palm of my hand for me to look at, like a crystal jewel. I'll sketch it in words…”

“Like a blind man fumbling in garbage
Happens to find a rare and precious gem,
Likewise I have discovered
The jewel of the precious Bodhimind.”

“Christian theology is, in a certain sense, a psychology, since its primary interest is the soul, the most precious of things. Our Lord balanced a universe against a soul and found the soul worth more than gaining a world.”

“I consist of body and soul - in the worlds of a child. And why shouldn't we speak like children? But the enlightened, the knowledgealbe would say: I am body through and through, nothing more; and the soul is just a word for something on the body.”

“A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.”

“Sweet are the uses of adversity
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.”

“I gave myself up to you, gracious goddess
And I believe it will decorate your temples
like a precious jewel.”

“Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage.”