One way to look at meditation is as a kind of intrapsychic technology that's been developed over thousands of years by traditions that know a lot about the mind/body connection.

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.

That's the beginning of magic. Let your imagination run and follow it.

They hate us because we are atheists and we feel sorry for them because they are religious.

You have been in every way all that anyone could be... If anybody could have saved me it would have been you.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Getting carried away is stupid, it won't get me anywhere. -Nana Komatsu

I'm not very geeky. I'm quite homespun. I would say I'm more modern rustic than gadget-orientated. I like woollen things and log fires and whiskey

Allowing your kids to watch TV doesn't have to mean they have no choice but to see commercials for junk food and alcohol.

I’m potentially worth a lot of money, but I’ve got to go and make something that’s worth a lot of money.

You're terrific as far as I am concerned.

In fact unrestrained capitalism is quite cruel and the cost is on the individual human, on his or her grace.