We can travel a long way in life and do many things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. it is born from letting go of what is unnecessary, and knowing ourselves to be always at home.

Loving kindness is the spirit of friendship toward yourself and others.

Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.

Meditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training of attention.

It is so powerful when we can leave behind our ordinary identities, no longer think of ourselves primarily as a conductor, or writer, or salesclerk, and go to a supportive environment to deeply immerse in meditation practice.

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.

At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.