As soon as I'm on the road, I see, often palpably, that I know nothing at all, which is always a great liberation.

In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

None of the things in life - like love or faith - was arrived at by thinking; indeed, one could almost define the things that mattered as the ones that came as suddenly as thunder.

Perhaps the greatest danger of our global community is that the person in LA thinks he knows Cambodia because he's seen The Killing Fields on-screen, and the newcomer from Cambodia thinks he knows LA because he's seen City of Angels on video.

The more we run from a problem, the more we're actually running into it.

I think Dalai Lama efforts have been heroic.

Unlike many spiritual leaders, Dalai Lama is never been in a position to just sit on a mountain top handing out wisdom. He's had to live out his principles in the middle of this very complex situation, every day for sixty years or more. I think it's something that moves many people about his example.