I had the realization that hunger is not caused by scarcity of food, it is caused by the production system and an absence of democracy throughout the world.

There is no formula. We all must become spirited inventors. There's no single answer - not even a single starting point. Even the 'teachers' ... don't offer us the answer. They do offer us approaches, ways of thinking, possibilities we can adapt, and hope that might generate in us wholly new ideas.

The good life may mean doing some things that do not feel comfortable. It may mean sitting long hours just with yourself as you begin to listen to your own questions. That was the reality for me when I was 27, and it was really terrifying.

[Fear] means that we are human beings walking into the unknown, and that we are risking breaking with others for something we believe in.

If we cannot know what's possible, then we are free to do that which is pulling our hearts and that which is life serving.

Engagement is the good life. What could be more exciting than getting involved in something that you care about and joining with others and seeing something change? What could be more thrilling?

We are very much social creatures who model ourselves on one another.