In truth, the more we lean into life, the more we authentically interact with the world, the brighter our flame.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

The level of consciousness determines the deepness of thoughts and the awareness of the beauty of life.

You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.

There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied by better cars on longer credit terms.

By the age of eighteen, a human has acquired enough joy and heartache to provide the food of reflection for a century.

It's too easy to do a patriotic-themed show to crawl into people's hearts and minds.

You must be like me; you must suffer in rhythm.

How long have you been holding those words in your head, hoping to use them?

Nothing happens except by the permissive or active Will of Allah.

Cynicism is just an excuse for not helping.

I have decided that whatever time I may have left is left for Him.