And thought struggles against the results, trying to avoid those unpleasant results while keeping on with that way of thinking. That is what I call 'sustained incoherence.

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.

We could say that practically all the problems of the human race are due to the fact that thought is not proprioceptive.

Ultimately, the entire universe...has to be understood as a single undivided whole.

Real dialogue is where two or more people become willing to suspend their certainty in each other's presence.

To change your reality you have to change your inner thoughts.

We are all linked by a fabric of unseen connections. This fabric is constantly changing and evolving. This field is directly structured and influenced by our behavior and by our understanding.

Thought creates our world, and then says 'I didn't do it

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.

Ultimately, all moments are really one, therefore now is an eternity.

Space is not empty. It is full, a plenum as opposed to a vacuum, and is the ground for the existence of everything, including ourselves. The universe is not separate from this cosmic sea of energy.

Know yourself as you are – particles of start-dust moving through the eternal ocean of time, trying to make whatever little difference you can.

Stories--individual stories, family stories, national stories--are what stitch together the disparate elements of human existence into a coherent whole. We are story animals.

But cycling is less a hobby than it is a discipline with the potential to transform you. It brings balance.

People's choice to become vegan, from people I've spoken to, seems motivated by fear.

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.

When will talkers refrain from evil speaking: when listeners refrain from evil-hearing.

We can certainly defuse the intensity of the anti-immigrant feeling if we can bring some reality to the discussion by showing that they are not using that many resources.

I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.

If you want something different, you are going to have to do something different.

I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.