The notion of auspiciousness is something positive, something with forward momentum, coming out of our actions.

Sometimes it seems like most people are being pulled into a negative energy, but then you meet strong individuals or strong leaders and they are free from it.

I want people to know you can live a life that is less aggressive and still have success.

I hope you will attain enlightenment. I am here to tell you that you already have! But you don't know... The difference between the Buddha and us is the confidence in knowing that he was enlightened.

A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working. One of the things I try to emphasize is contemplative meditation - bringing your thought and intention into meditation.

When we have gone beyond the boundaries of hope and fear, we are able to work with whatever comes our way.

The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.