Perhaps losing integrity with yourself is the greatest stress of all, far more hurtful to us than competition, time pressure, or lack of respect. Our vitality is rooted in our integrity. When we do not live in one piece, our life force becomes divided. Becoming separated from our authentic values may weaken us.

The way towards freedom from a situation often lies in acceptance of the situation.

My sense is that you can never teach anybody anything, or change anybody in ways that they don't already have in mind.

When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do.

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.

I think ideas only lead to change for intellectual people; and not even them. What really leads to change is experience. Life itself is the teacher.

From a good teacher you may learn the secret of listening. You will never learn the secret of life. You will have to listen for yourself