When the fire is over, always, in the ashes, our opportunities to repair, to move forward without vengeance being required - that's kind of the way us humans seem to live. We make massive mistakes. We do stupid things. We do things to survive. And then there's an opportunity to learn from them and move forward with grace. And forgiveness and that gracefulness are very connected.

Adversity is a natural part of being human. It is the height of arrogance to prescribe a moral code or health regimen or spiritual practice as an amulet to keep things from falling apart.

Rumi called his teacher "the friend." And that's what we need. We need friends.

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.

Anyone whose lifestyle may frighten you or whose point of view makes smoke come out of your ears.

I believe that educating people to awaken into full consciousness is the most important thing we can do.

Diversity is good. We need each other's ideas.