Children need parents who model self-discipline rather than preach it. They learn from what their parents are actually willing to do; not from what they say they do.

Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is immense and dangerous. A child initially trusts life and the processes of life.

That's the trouble with the conventional doctors. They always say, 'How does it work?' but often there isn't any neat little answer...Something simply works...We don't really know how it works. We say we do. We know one or two things we can see and measure.

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

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

The capacity for love that makes dogs such rewarding companions has a flip-side: They find it difficult to cope without us. Since we humans programmed this vulnerability, it's our responsibility to ensure that our dogs do not suffer as a result.

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