Artistic vision is having the clarity to fall in love with what you see.

A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves.

Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious, and direct. If we can open, then we suddenly begin to see that our expectations are irrelevant compared with the reality of the situations we are facing.

In Tibetan, authentic presence is wangthang, which literally means, 'field of power'... The cause or the virtue that brings about authentic presence is emptying out and letting go. You have to be without clinging.

Magic is the total delight (appreciation) of chance

Hope and fear cannot alter the seasons

The strongest of us are those that are spiritually strong, and a spiritual warrior is one of vulnerability.