The universe is in the habit of making beauty. There are flowers and songs, snowflakes and smiles, acts of great courage, laughter between friends, a job well done, the smell of fresh baked bread. Beauty is everywhere.

Big-heartednes s is the most essential virtue on the spiritual journey.

After 'Lost', I never need to take a job for the money again.

I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.

A global awakening can only happen from a spiritual awakening that is of global dimensions.

To connect with the great river we all need a path, but when you get down there there's only one river.

The prophets preach . . . that pleasure, not will-power and coercion, is how you most deeply transform people.