You are the luminous mystery in which the entire universe with its forms and phenomena arises and subsides. When this realization dawns there is a complete transformation of your personal self into your universal self . . . the complete loss of all fear, including death. You have become a being who radiates love the same way the sun radiates light. You have finally arrived at the place from which your journey began.

When you do not have the basic requirements for survival and safety and belongingness and where there are huge inequities then fear turns into hatred.

Consider that in this very moment, your body is changing as it reshuffles and exchanges its atoms and molecules with the rest of the universe - and you're doing it faster than you can change your clothes.

You don't give up the intention, and you don't give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the results.

For everyone, well-being is a journey. The secret is committing to that journey and taking those first steps with hope and belief in yourself.

The inward journey is about finding your own fullness, something that no one else can take away.

I, of course, meditate for two hours every morning. It's part of my schedule; I wake up at 4 a.m. every day and I love it.