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.

We apply our effort to be mindful, to be aware in this very moment, right here and now, and we bring a very wholehearted effort to it. This brings concentration. It is this power of concentration that we use to cut through the world of surface appearances to get to a much deeper reality.

Let the power of intention lead the way.

Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.

Faith is not a commodity we either have or don't have-it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.

It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that suffering is wrong. If it's our own suffering, we try to hide it or isolate ourselves. If others are suffering, we're taught to put them away somewhere so we don't have to see it.

To sense which gifts to accept which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom.