I think what we (as a society) need from artists of all kinds is courage, a willingness to explore, and a really big sense of possibility.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

I've always said that lovingkindness and compassion are inevitably woven throughout meditation practice even if the words are never used or implied, no matter what technique or method we are using.

The first step on the journey of faith is to recognize that everything is moving onward to something else, inside us and outside... We see that a self-image we've been holding doesn't need to define us forever, the next step is not the last step, what life was is not what it is now, and certainly not what it might yet be.

Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is.

Meditation trains the mind the way physical exercise strengthens the body.

What comes up is not nearly as important as how you relate to what comes up.