Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

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.

Poetry is a language for when you can't quite write prose about something, you can't quite say it, but if you do a poem, it kind of gets to the point.

When we appreciate something, that means we have allowed ourselves to relax and take it in.

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

I would say courage first; then wisdom, which is a sense of knowledge and confidence; and also the wish and desire to uplift. The underlying notion is "How do I help?" That attitude really is a spiritual journey and a path.

Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart.