At the root of all power and motion, at the burning center of existence itself, there is music and rhythm.

At the heart of each of us, whatever our imperfections, there exists a silence pulse of perfect rhythm which is absolutely individual and unique, and yet which connects us to everything else.

The essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes.

The universe is continually at its work of restructuring itself at a higher, more complex, more elegant level. The novelty, the new, more complex order, doesn't emerge from the present in a steady stream, nor at all places at the same rate. It comes, as all things do, in rhythmic waves; there will always be times and places of scarcity and stagnation and retrogression. Still, the long-term direction is clear. The intention of the universe is evolution.

Perhaps the safest prediction we can make about the future is that it will surprise us.

If you intend to take the journey of mastery, the best thing you can do is to arrange for first-rate instruction.

To love the plateau is to love what is most essential and enduring in your life.