I think there is a tendency for people to become more isolated as they move along a spiritual path. With more development, people get more isolated. Also, as they have more wealth, they get more isolated.

To protect this earth is to protect the very spirit of life

It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the determining factor of success and happiness is contentment.

If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will change, depending on where we are and what we are doing. In that sense, the present moment is always some kind of beginning.

When people say that meditation makes them calm, they are often referring to this stability of the mind. A stable mind creates the foundation for a happier and more contented person.

If we are going to live in a society, there has to be an attitude where people really do care for others.

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