The end goal of all of this striving is to live joyfully, and that there are often more direct ways of achieving this than conforming to rigid standards set by social custom.

A lot of my clients say they don't deserve to mope about their sad little memories while children are starving in India. I say that just because your broken arm isn't as serious as someone else's gut wound, that doesn't mean your injury isn't excruciating or doesn't require attention. If you want to help the Indian children, or make the world a better place in any other way, you have to start by becoming whole yourself.

Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past.

If you did nothing but pursue the truth about yourself for the rest of your life, you would never run out of fresh discoveries.

Your first daily priority should be stillness, attention to what you really know and what you really feel.

During the times we think we’re being “unproductive,” the seeds of new worlds are germinating within us, and they need peace to grow.

To know what that true self is without social pressure is to know your true nature.