To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man's-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.

We can drop the fundamental hope that there is a better "me" who one day will emerge. We can't just jump over ourselves as if we were not there.

If you’re aggressive in your dealings, that’s how you’ll be regarded in the world. You might smile and give generously, but if you frequently explode in anger, people never feel comfortable in your presence and you’ll never have peace of mind.

Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.

If you follow your heart, you're going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.

In a nutshell, when life is pleasant, think of others. When life is a burden, think of others.

Right down there in the thick of things, we discover the love that will not die.