We're in a decaying culture now. Naturally, the young people in the culture are going to feel themselves to be products of the decay.

Human connections are deeply nurtured in the field of shared story.

I'm very much an animal and nature person.

Bangladesh is a world of metaphor, of high and low theater, of great poetry and music. You talk to a rice farmer and you find a poet. You get to know a sweeper of the streets and you find a remarkable singer.

Because of the nature of my life, because I train a great many people, I come upon such a huge variety of human species, as well as the earth species for that matter.

The more you love, the more loving you become. That's just the way it works. It is a generosity of spirit.

Now is the time when we must renew ourselves and live as if we and all of life is sacred, and as if everything we do makes a difference.