I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances.

In my view, prescribing antidepressant drugs is too often a quick and easy substitute for developing treatment plans that address the totality of health concerns and lifestyle factors that have an impact on wellness, including emotional wellness.

The best way to detoxify is to stop putting toxic things into the body and depend upon it's own mechanisms.

I know of no culture in the world at present or any time in the past that has not been heavily involved with one or more psychoactive substances.

The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive.

Please keep in mind the distinction between healing and treatment: treatment originates from outside, whereas healing comes from within.

The choice is ours: we can keep on craving what we don't have, and so perpetuate our unhappiness, or we can adjust our attitude toward what we do have so that our expectations conform to our experience.