What we have to do is act as clearly and with as pure motivation as is possible now, and that will sow the seeds for good action maybe in the twenty-second century.

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

Like the moon on the water, in a way. When you confront a Zen master, what you're really seeing are not his limitations but yours.

In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.

What we have to do is act as clearly and with as pure motivation as is possible now, and that will sow the seeds for good action maybe in the twenty-second century.

Because I don't belong entirely to Britain or the U.S. or India or Japan, I build my foundations in some way deeper than mere passports, and more in the light of where I'm going than of "where I come from."

Serendipity was my tour guide, assisted by caprice