After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.

The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.

One of the characteristics of every great teacher I've known is tremendous exertion. It's interesting: You may see them as spiritual people or compassionate people, but the driving force is that incredible exertion - and their ability to sustain it.

People sometimes don't like organized situations. Sometimes people need to be left alone more. Sometimes people need environmental support.

What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when we don’t want to.

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

For me, language and how I use it are very important. I held back on doing a poetry book, walking the fine line between trying to be helpful and just putting more junk out there.