In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.

I think where you're born brings a history with it - a cultural history, a mythical history, an ancestral history, a religious context - and certainly influences your perception of the world and how you interpret everyday reality.

The most powerful benefits of meditation come from having a regular, daily practice.

You are the most important part of the family. Take care of yourself first. Then you'll be able to take care of everyone else even better.

I experience true freedom when I accept, understand, and move on from the conditioning of the past.

Never give up hope. Know that you are loved.

Everything that is happening at this moment is a result of the choices you've made in the past.