When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Sometimes it is better not to talk about art by using the word "art". If we just act with awareness and integrity, our art will flower, and we don't have to talk about it at all.

The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives —the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.

Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life.

If we are aware of our lifestyle, our way of consuming, of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment we are alive.

Truth is found in life and not merely in conceptual knowledge.

We wanted peace. We did not care about anyone’s victory or defeat. We just wanted the bombs to stop falling on us.

Tears are words the heart can't express

Living appears good, long, and tiresome, but it is way too short than a single stroke of lightning.

Hawaii was beautiful of course, we played at Turtle Bay an amazing resort right on the ocean.

People on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream of telling you the truth.

We hide ourselves in our music to reveal ourselves

Jesus is a divine guest inside of you all the time - one who loves, understands, sees and hears you. He wants to live in oneness with you... to be the centerpiece of everything you do.

Let go of what you can't control. Channel all that energy into living fully in the now.

Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.

The true story...is the realization that no time in your life is ever perfect, that even the best memories have cracks you might not see.

I've said what I'm prepared to say in my poems, and then journalists think that you're going to tell them a whole lot more.