We move from the illusion of certainty, to the certainty of illusion

To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.

It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.

Science has so far been unable to tell us how self-aware dogs are, much less whether they have anything like our conscious thoughts. This is not surprising, since neither scientists nor philosophers can agree about what the consciousness of humans consists of, let alone that of animals.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.

I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.