Stop. Take 3 deep breaths and smile everywhere in your body, observing what's happening in your body. Proceed now with kindness and understanding.

Addiction is craving fulfillment from something that cannot provide fulfillment. In this sense it is not different than the basic mechanism of ignorance that keeps everyone in bondage. With substance addiction the mind/body sets up a vicious cycle that perpetuates the dependence.

What gets in our way is history and culture and religion and economic conditions. It is part of the hypnosis of our social conditioning.

Sixty-five percent of Americans say they know nothing about either Muhammad or Islam.

Are you in relationships with people who don't have your well-being at heart? Make a list of these, and consider what you can do to protect yourself from their toxic influence. Sometimes, setting better boundaries and practicing the tools of conscious communication can be transformative. In some cases, ending a relationship may be necessary.

Love is a way of being, not something you give. When a person is truly loving, he is love.

Yoga began as a philosophy rather than as a physical discipline.