Weather patterns over the next 20 or 30 years are going to be determined by the amount of CO2 that is up there now

By 2030 the demand for resources will create a crisis with dire consequences. Demand for food and energy will jump 50% by 2030 and for fresh water by 30%, as the population tops 8.3 billion

We encounter great souls by reading great books.

Faith is the only belief which remains alive between heaven and hell.

I do like men who come out frankly and own that they are not gods.

For when the mind becomes bound to a passion of the wandering senses, this passion carries away man's wisdom, even as the wind drives a vessel on the waves.

When the heart is won, the understanding is easily convinced.

I've been blessed, acne never knocked on my door. I think I look pretty darn good.

After this happens again and again, we reach a point were there is nothing but satori, which is what nirvikalpa samadhi is like.

How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

My writing is progressing slowly, but at least it's moving forward. I'm sure that's the case. The only problem is that I'm never absolutely certain that what I've written is any good.

No matter what meditation technique you use, just let the mind slow down and begin to explore its internal surroundings.