There is a nearly unerring, unconscious radar that zeros in on relationships that repeat our childhood experiences.

What a paradox that is. The things you dislike the most succeed in taking up the majority of your mental time.

In Bali, even mundane things are reminders of the sacred.

Patience is peace. Learning to be patient is a continual practice that takes years to ripen. Let it unfold, day by day, and be gentle with yourself in the learning.

For this is the vision that unites all seven paths and creates the rainbow bridge to a new earth and a new heaven.

Lifeforce energy is distributed through the body by seven chakras or energy transformers.

A lot of energy is used up in the name of this false patience.

Real patience requires a gentle willingness to let life unfold at its own pace. This willingness, in turn, requires mindfulness.

There’s a Buddhist saying that peace is like a sun that’s always shining in your heart. It’s just hidden behind clouds of fear, doubt, worry, and desire that continually orient you toward the past or the future. The sun comes out only when you’re in the present moment.

Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, ''Joy is not in things, it is in us.''