It is necessary to shed old ideas, habits, opinions and even companions sometimes.

...the limitations of my endurance were expanded over and over. At times I felt that if I did not sit down I would collapse. Then something would happen to attract my attention...miraculously, the distraction always provided wings, carrying new strength, a second wind.

The time has come to listen to the frightened moans of our fellow brothers and sisters and indeed the earth itself is in pain.

I learned I could live more than one life in a lifetime.

They never tell a lie, not a small fabrication, not a partial truth, nor any gross unreal statement. No lies at all, so they have nothing to hide. They are a group of people who are not afraid to have their minds open.

New things cannot come where there is no room.

The less you take from the land, the less you owe in return.