As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give?

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go

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

We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.

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

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.

Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.