It is undeniable that we all create scenarios and then become convinced by them, down to our very cells.

Let us realize that engagement and detachment aren't opposite-the more engaged we become, the more detached we will have to be.

If I find a green meadow splashed with daisies and sit down beside a clear-running brook, I have found medicine. It soothes my hurts as well as when I sat in my mother's lap in infancy, because the Earth really is my mother, and the green meadow is her lap.

The deep problem facing everyone is how to break free when being a prisoner is the only comfortable way you know how to live.

Work on psychological blocks like shame and guilt - they falsely color your reality.

When we're passionate about something, we have a positive attitude and embrace each day with a new outlook.

The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.