“I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies.”

“I would say that the thrust of my life has been initially about getting free, and then realizing that my freedom is not independent of everybody else. Then I am arriving at that circle where one works on oneself as a gift to other people so that one doesn't create more suffering. I help people as a work on myself and I work on myself to help people.”

“The question we need to ask ourselves is whether there is any place we can stand in ourselves where we can look at all that's happening around us without freaking out, where we can be quiet enough to hear our predicament, and where we can begin to find ways of acting that are at least not contributing to further destabilization.”

“My life is a creative act--like a painting, or a concerto.”

“I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.”

“The next message you need is always right where you are.”

“We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.”