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Rumi called his teacher "the friend." And that's what we need. We need friends.


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I know that if we allow ourselves into the gridlock of tribalism, we're in trouble.

I know that if we allow ourselves into the gridlock of tribalism, we're in trouble.



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If you're interested in the door to the heavens opening, start with the door to your own secret self.



What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.

What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.



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Grief is an expression that you loved well.



When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead.

When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead.



One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.

One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.



Fear is a sneaky thief, stealing away precious moments of your life.

Fear is a sneaky thief, stealing away precious moments of your life.



In the true spirit of the holidays, let the darkness of your moods lead you back up to the light, and when New Year's rolls around, your resolution will be tinged with new authenticity and power.

In the true spirit of the holidays, let the darkness of your moods lead you back up to the light, and when New Year's rolls around, your resolution will be tinged with new authenticity and power.



When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourselves to feel hungry for something that we do not understand, we are dipping into the abundant well of spiritual longing.

When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourselves to feel hungry for something that we do not understand, we are dipping into the abundant well of spiritual longing.



I think that life is a friggin' magic carpet ride - it's amazing. Everything about life is mysterious and beautiful and touching and tragic and lovely and mystical.

I think that life is a friggin' magic carpet ride - it's amazing. Everything about life is mysterious and beautiful and touching and tragic and lovely and mystical.





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