In a person's career, well, if you're process-oriented and not totally outcome-oriented, then you're more likely to be success. I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence.
So the universe is constantly moving in the direction of higher evolutionary impulses, creativity, abstraction, and meaning.
All religions develop, become exclusive, become divisive and quarrelsome.
It is the nature of babies to be in bliss.
The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.
Modern medicine, for all its advances, knows less than 10 percent of what your body knows instinctively.
Karma is only in space time and causality. Your real self resides non-locally.
Many scientists think that philosophy has no place, so for me it's a sad time because the role of reflection, contemplation, meditation, self inquiry, insight, intuition, imagination, creativity, free will, is in a way not given any importance, which is the domain of philosophers.
I teach people that no matter what the situation is, no matter how chaotic, no matter how much drama is around you, you can heal by your presence if you just stay within your center.
We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about the ideals of fairness, sharing, democratic cooperation, and altruism in public life.
Spirituality is meant to take us beyond our tribal identity into a domain of awareness that is more universal.
Self-awareness is not just relaxation and not just meditation. It must combine relaxation with activity and dynamism. Technology can aid that.
There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.
Well-being changes as we move through life, which is why a child's version of it cannot be the same as an old person's.
Victims always feel alone and helpless.
Being more aware creates responsibility. What does responsibility mean? It means the ability to respond. The more conscious you are in your ability to respond, the more creative you'll be.
What gets in our way is history and culture and religion and economic conditions. It is part of the hypnosis of our social conditioning.
Human beings place their desires ahead of the collective good.
Passivity is the same as defending injustice.
There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you.
