What preoccupies us is the way we define success. If you see your life purely in terms of money and power, then everything in your life becomes about 'Am I getting ahead?' and that is truly a barbaric way to live, because it eliminates huge chunks of our humanity.

Failure is a stepping stone to success.

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are more than our thoughts and our feelings.

You can complete a project by dropping it.

Meditation, yoga, and walks are all ways to regulate our stress and reconnect.

More young people are volunteering than ever before. More people are including service to others on their busy lives' to do list. The promise of America is embedded deep in our DNA, calling us to a much less shallow search for happiness and meaning.

The harder you try to suppress the truth, the more inevitable it is that it will find a way to come out.