A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.

The downside, of course, is that over time religions become encrusted with precepts and ideas that are the antithesis of soul, as each faith tries to protect its doctrines and institution instead of nurturing the evolution of consciousness. If one is not careful to distinguish the genuine insights of a religion from its irrelevant accretions, one can go through life following an inappropriate moral compass.

It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

Entropy is the normal state of consciousness - a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable.

People without an internalized symbolic system can all too easily become captives of the media.

It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly.

Often we don't have a good notion of what our talents are, because we have never had a chance to try them out.