I think that people get experiences, and out of those experiences come meaning and ideas. It's like watching a rose bush grow.

Is it possible to live so defensively that you never get to live at all?

Fear is the friction in all transitions.

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.

Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention

Cancer changes your whole life.

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