We all know we're going to die one day, but who wants to think about it? What's sustainable is joy, pleasure and freedom.

I usually find that the process of discovery is more interesting than the answers.

Poor health is not caused by something you don't have; it's caused by disturbing something that you already have. Health is not something you need to get, it's something you have already if you don't disturb it.

When I talk about forgiveness, I mean letting go, not excusing the other person or reconciling with them or condoning the behavior. Just letting go of your own suffering.

Although scientists can often be as resistant to new ideas as anyone, the process of science ensures that, over time, good ideas and theories prevail.

Meaning is malleable: take it out, you get nihilism and despair. Put it in, you get sacredness and something most special.

Love and intimacy are at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well...I am not aware of any other factor in medicine-not diet, not smoking, not exercise-that has a greater impact.