Since there were others, a long time ago, who were kind enough to give me a hard time and allow me to study with them, I try and express the same Buddhist courtesy.

Perception is, in essence, who we are. We are what we perceive. What we perceive defines who we are.

Some tried to kill him; there were assassination attempts. Some hated him ... this is par for the course.

When you're in the desert you witness acts of power. When you're in the world of the tonal, drop all that nonsense, become logical and orderly and have fun with that.

As you meditate, you will be able to look at the beauties and horrors of life and accept them with an equal mind. You will love more and be kinder to those around you.

The problem is that the dictator of the tonal wants to eliminate the mystery of life.

For some reason, the women in my life have always been extremely powerful. I've learned a great deal from that. I've learned that we're all women when we're complete and we're all men.