Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.

In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.

With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.

In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away.

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.

Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.

Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

Every single moment is expressive of the truth of our lives when we know how to look.

Meditation is a cyclical process that defies analysis, but demands acceptance.

The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.

Maelyn smiled. If books could have litters, she'd be just as happy.

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.

The politicians think that I have not included enough of them; the nonpoliticians think that I have gone back to the old ways; and the mass public groups think I have forgotten them.

In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling a massacre.

In heaven, you get right through. In hell, they put you on hold.

Politics cannot stop to study psychology Its methods are rough; its judgments rougher still.

For me, the question was, how can one take a live-action performance and put it in the parameter of one of those cartoons? How much can you get away with?

For me, exercise is more mental than physical. I crave it for my sanity. Not just the endorphins, but my energy, confidence, and relaxation are all motivated by it.

If the Obama administration is this afraid of Glenn Beck, how do they deal with the Iranians?

I have known people throughout my years of playing where maybe they had a gig, but then lost the gig because they didn't really move forward with them.