We tend to make the thing in the way the way.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

We are highly susceptible to self destruction when we aren’t doing what we really want with our lives.

The basic human craving is for meaning.

Be intense, be ready to go, but just enjoy it.

Outside, in the newly fallen darkness, the world had been transformed. The sky had become a glistening tapestry of stars.

My mom nor my father never pushed me into the music business. I always did it because I wanted to.

Teaching is of more importance than urging.

Have you ever known anyone who bought a fruitcake for himself? Of course not. They are purchased as Christmas gifts, mostly for people you don't particularly like.

The true beauty of music is that it connects people.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences.