All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our predispositions.

There is today-in a time when old beliefs are withering-a kind of philosophical hunger, a need to know who we are and how we got here. It is an on-going search, often unconscious, for a cosmic perspective for humanity

Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.

We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.

Wisdom lies in understanding our limitations.

In Italy, the Inquisition was condemning people to death until the end of the eighteenth century, and inquisitional torture was not abolished in the Catholic Church until 1816. The last bastion of support for the reality of witchcraft and the necessity of punishment has been the Christian churches.

Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship.