Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

If you want to understand the causes of aggression, study police officers

foodstuffs absolved of the obligation to provide vitamins and minerals cavorted with reckless abandon.

All the happiness, health, and abundance you experience in life comes directly from your ability to love and be loved. This ability is innate, not acquired.

I wish I had heard him more clearly: an oblique confession is always a plea.

Why aren't you dead?" Will demanded.

Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play.

Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen.

Sunday is Senior Citizens' Day. And if you want to become a senior citizen, just call the Padre ticket office.

Anyone in a position to overcome barriers to free thought and communication should do so.

I started singing in the bathroom, ... Nothing was coming out. It was ghastly.