I will say, with memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.

I'll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it.

Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.

We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism.