On all levels, evolution occurs in response to a crisis situation, not infrequently a life-threatening one, when the old structures, inner or outer, are breaking down or are not working anymore. On a personal level, this often means the experience of loss of one kind or another: the death of a loved one, the end of a close relationship, loss of possessions, your home, status, or a breakdown of the external structures of your life that provided a sense of security.

The 'soul' is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.

With stillness comes the benediction of Peace.

The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be.

Time isn't precious at all, because it is an illusion.

As long as we define ourselves in terms of our pain and our problems, we will never be free from them.

If the structures of the human mind remain unchanged, we will always end up re-creating the same world, the same evils, the same dysfunction.