There is a human striving for self-transcendence. It's part of what makes us human. With all of our flaws we want to go a little bit further than we've gone before and maybe even further than anyone else has gone before.

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.

Only the schools’ inefficiency can account for creativity surviving after age 25.

Mastery is the art of setting your foot on the path.

The real juice of life, whether it be sweet or bitter, is to be found not nearly so much in the products of our efforts as in the process of living itself, in how it feels to be alive.

Ultimately, human intentionality is the most powerful evolutionary force on this planet.

Keep practicing, even when you seem to be getting nowhere.