At every stage of spiritual growth, the greatest ally you have is your body.

The solution is never at the level of the problem. The solution is always love, which is beyond problems.

You are not a prisoner of your thoughts. You have the ability to control what you are thinking.

When you give, you reveal a spiritual truth, that the flow of life never runs dry.

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.

If you're studying for an exam you're not thinking about the results. If you're always worried about the results, you can't study a lot. So to be engaged and detached from the outcome is excellent. Excellence is behavior. I mean, isn't that what martial arts is about? And that's what meditation is about, that's what, in many ways, sports are about.

A simple way to make sure that you are getting a balanced diet is to include the six tastes (sweet, salty, sour, pungent, bitter, and astringent) in each meal. Along with the six tastes, filling your plate with the colors of the rainbow promotes a long and healthy life.