I accept the Organic Trinity of Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal with as much authority as I accept the Holy Trinity. Both are sacred.

Faith is not about finding meaning in the world, there may be no such thing -- faith is the belief in our capacity to create meaningful lives.

I wonder how it is we have come to this place in our society where art and nature are spoke in terms of what is optional, the pastime and concern of the elite?

There is no one true church, no one chosen people.

How do we remain faithful to our own spiritual imagination and not betray what we know in our own bodies? The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy.

The danger is in what we codify, commodify, and exploit.

I do not think you should get rid of your sin until you have learned what it has to teach you.

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

If you want to retire happy, great health is important. The foundation for all happiness lies in health. Physical, mental, or spiritual health - you must use it or lose it!

Zen is less the study of doctrine than a set of tools for discovering what can be known when the world is looked at with open eyes.

Our critical day is not the very day of our death; but the whole course of our life.

Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better.

When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye.

It was a real eye opener and I'm really pleased that I spent a year out there [in Real Madrid].

Aligning yourself with the intelligence of the universe means coming to understand your life's purpose and applying it fearlessly to life's circumstances.

The same word passed through three minds, simultaneously, philosophical, fatalistic, the eternal refuge of the Italian: Pazienza.