The more details we learn about the chemical basis of life and the intricacy of the genetic code, the more unbelievable the standard historical account becomes

Leading a human life is a full-time occupation, to which everyone devotes decades of intense concern.

Each of our lives is a part of the lengthy process of the universe gradually waking up and becoming aware of itself.

To look for a single general theory of how to decide the right thing to do is like looking for a single theory of how to decide what to believe.

Once we see an aspect of what we or someone else does as something that happens, we lose our grip on the idea that it has been done and that we can judge the doer and not just the happening.

There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality.

Altruism itself depends on a recognition of the reality of other persons, and on the equivalent capacity to regard oneself as merely one individual among many.