Laughter and irony are at heart reminders that we are not prisoners in this world, but voyagers through it.

I grew up in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon.

Physical life is characterized by defensiveness, whereas spiritual life is just the opposite.

We can only see what our brain’s filter allows through.

We-each of us-are intricately, irremovably connected to the larger universe. It is our true home, and thinking that this physical world is all that matters is like shutting oneself up in a small closet and imagining that there is nothing else out beyond it.

Communicating with God is the most extraordinary experience imaginable, yet at the same time it's the most natural one of all, because God is present in us at all times. Omniscient, omnipotent, personal-and loving us without conditions. We are connected as One through our divine link with God.

We - each of us - are intricately, irremovably connected to the larger universe.