No one can be by himself or herself alone. We have to inter-be, connected with everyone and everything else.

We transmit our thoughts, speech and actions - collectively known as our karma to our children and to the world, that is our future.

The son needs the father to have access to his source, and the father needs the son to have access to the future and the infinite.

We have to establish ourselves in the here and now in order to truly eat. All through the meal, we should really be here with the people at the table. As we chew our food, we should really be here with what we are eating. We can get deeply in touch with the food, which is a gift from the earth and sky.

If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight.

Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.

To take good care of ourselves, we must go back and take care of the wounded child inside of us. You have to practice going back to your wounded child every day. You have to embrace him or her terderly, like a big brother or a big sister. You have to talk to him, talk to her. And you can write a letter to the Little child in you, of two or three pages, to that you recognize his or her presence, and will do everything you can to heal his or her wounds.

Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.

The Buddha taught that this is like this, because that is like that. You see? Because you smile, I am happy. This is like this, therefore that is like that.