To create is always to learn, to begin over, to begin at zero.

I am a Westerner. We're not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially it's like a mirror, saying, hey, can't you see what's here in your own religion, what are you, stupid?

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

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

A lot of the time I hate acting. It has a lot to do with the way I was brought up in a world where showing your emotions is frowned upon. It's just not manly. I don't do anything in life because I love doing it. It's because I want to be good at it.

The only way to learn compassion is through your heart; you have to back up and pass through your own pain.

Awe is the beginning of wisdom. Awe is the beginning of education.