In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow.

Every day there are small moments when we have a choice: will we take in more stuff, or just clear our minds out for a bit?

Finding a sanctuary, a place apart from time, is not so different from finding a faith.

Home is essentially a set of values you carry around with you and, like a turtle or a snail or whatever, home has to be something that is part of you and can be equally a part of you wherever you are. I think that not having a home is a good inducement to creating a metaphysical home and to being able to see it in more invisible ways.

In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow.

Most of us who have been lucky enough to hear, read and see the Dalai Lama, often come away thinking, "What a kind, inspiring and golden human being!" That is true, but I think it does him an injustice.

I think people's minds are going to have to assimilate in the sense that all the world is international now. The whole world has gone global. I think cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles are the models of our future.