Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.

It is a mark of soulfulness to be present in the here and now. When we are present, we are not fabricating inner movies. We are seeing what is before us.

The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addiction is a massive problem in our society. It may be the most pernicious of all addictions because it’s so hard for a person to break his delusion and denial. How can anything be wrong with loving God and giving your life for good works and service to mankind?

The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back.

Evil is a source of moral intelligence in the sense that we need to learn from our shadow, from our dark side, in order to be good.

Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.