Everything has to come through the senses, as though the soul is speaking out through the senses.

Probably, the secret is to be less complicated. We of course love to make complications - look at the way we live. We have this tremendous amount of information, and probably it is really not so necessary. Maybe if you just drink water, you are kind to people and walk a little bit it's all done already. But we cannot resist this sophistication.

They don't consider nicotine as a drug. Why don't they put it together with all the other drugs?

If you love your heart, this can be transmitted to other people. I mean you can help anybody that wants to do the same.

Ignorance, according to the Buddha, is our basic difficulty. Psychedelics and the process of aging make that clear to me all the time.

For many of us it is obvious that children are our ultimate investment, but unfortunately children are also the ultimate investment of the gun, tobacco and the liquor industries.

What I say is focus your mind and respect your body. But mostly love your heart. I think that is where to begin, from there and then it goes out.