Simplicity means to feel such a sense of kinship with others that we choose to live simply so that others may simply live.

Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.

We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the wonder of our existence.

The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.

Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.

In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people of the world cannot be over estimated.

Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elevates the human spirit.

We are the leaders that we have been waiting for. We are the social innovators and entrepreneurs that we have been seeking.

Only after people express their anger and sadness over the broken dreams of material prosperity will they turn to the task of building a sustainable economy.

The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons.

I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

This is the way of peace-overcome evil with good and falsehood with truth and hatred with love.

When my body is covered and disappears, it's not about the relationship between me and the wall, but the relationship between me as an individual and those slogans which are used to fool the public.

Justice is juxtaposition in us Justice for all just ain't specific enough.

I'm doing the 2015 5x50 challenge because ... t’s the most awesome incentive for your daily motivation!

I'm convinced nonviolence can be successful in working for positive change in our relations with other countries right now.

Life is the power to perceive. Without perception there is no life, and what is most endemic to perception is power.

Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.

Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences.

I don't mean I'd mind being rich and famous. That's very much on my schedule and someday I'll try to get around to it.