To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.