Most human behavior is nothing other than the avoidance of pain and the pursuit of pleasure.

The Sanskrit word namaste means 'The spirit in me honors the spirit in you.' Whenever you first make eye contact with another person, say 'Namaste' silently to yourself. This is a way of acknowledging that the being there is the same as the being here.

Our brains are too slow to register that every concrete object is winking in and out of existence at the quantum level thousands of times per second.

If you can wiggle your toes with the mere flicker of an intention, why can't you reset your biological clock?

Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter, I will bring them a gift. The gift may be a compliment, a flower, or a prayer. Today, I will give something to everyone I come into contact with, and so I will begin the process of circulating joy, wealth and affluence in my life and in the lives of others.

Remember this: Beliefs divide, values unite. When we go to the values that underlie so many religious beliefs, they unite us.

Instead of resisting any emotion, the best way to dispel it is to enter it fully, embrace it and see through your resistance.