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

Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overlook compassion, seeing it as merely a pit stop on the way to more advanced practices. We want something more; we don't even know what. But that's just a trick of our mind. One of the greatest teachings is to practice compassion.

Enlightened Society is all about nurturing the human spirit - waking up to the goodness, kindness and strength that we already have.

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.

It's one thing to have the attitude of enlightenment and another thing to act in an enlightened way, which is conduct or activity.

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

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.