Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.

Any place is sacred ground, for it can become a place of encounter with the divine Presence.

Faith is the courageous confidence that trusts in the Source of all gifts.

What brings fulfillment is gratefulness, the simple response of our heart to this life in all its fullness.

A lifetime may not be long enough to attune ourselves fully to the harmony of the universe. But just to become aware that we can resonate with it -- that alone can be like waking up from a dream.

Through people that I did know or through things that I did touch, I am connected with everything that ever was and everything that ever will be. Everything hangs together with everything.

Among the many things that profoundly impress me about the Dalai Lama, quite high up on the list is his ability to say "I don't know". I've often wished that other people in prominent positions wouldn't feel the compulsion to have an answer for everything and would feel equally free to say "I don't know." It's a sign of wisdom to know that you don't know and a sign of stupidity to think that you know everything. I admire it enormously in him, and wonder why so few people in leading positions reach that stage.