The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are.

Perpetually doing, without ever tuning in to the center of our being, is the equivalent of fueling a mighty ship by tossing all its navigational equipment into the furnace.

External circumstances do not create feeling states. Feeling states create external circumstances.

In the moments I get it right, every step I take seems to be matched by a universal mystery, which obligingly, incredibly, creates what I can't.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

To be really productive, it's as important to rest when we're tired as it is to work when we're inspired.

There's tons of magic in the world, and it's all science.