I'm very much a family person, and that's always my first priority.

I've realized that aging is the younger cousin of dying. ... How much time do I have left? We become aware that we're on the downside of the mountain, coasting toward our final days.

It is such a teaching in itself for us, all of us, every moment when we're with anyone.

When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourselves to feel hungry for something that we do not understand, we are dipping into the abundant well of spiritual longing.

First we love within, then we love the world.

But grief is also a tonic. It is a healing elixir, made of tears that lubricate the heart.

One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.