Embodied courage chooses not to wait until illness or notice of death demands attention.

There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.

As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more intense. whatever happens does not really matter.

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another - and ourselves.

In our charade with ourselves we pretend that our war is not really war. We have changed the name of the War Department to the Defense Department and call a whole class of nuclear missiles Peace Keepers!

In this world there are two great sources of strength. One rests with those who are not afraid to kill. The other rests with those who are not afraid to love.