When I cease searching and striving, I am always surprised to discover the density and meaningfulness, almost radiance, that ordinary things and actions have.

The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy, makes us magnanimous large souled.

Don't misunderstand me. I don't believe in prayer. I only do it. Or perhaps it does me.

You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.

Burnout: nature's way of telling you that you've been going through the motions, but your soul has departed; you're a zombie, a member of the walking dead, a sleepwalker.

For the adult, all the world is a stage and the personality is the mask one wears to play the assigned role.

The difference between narcissism and self-love is a matter of depth. Narcissus falls in love not with the self, but with an image or reflection of the self with the persona, the mask. The narcissist sees himself through the eyes of another, changes his lifestyle to conform with what is admired by others, tailors his behavior and expression of feelings to what will please others. Narcissism is voluntary blindness, an agreement not to look beneath the surface.

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.

The more we chase away the false mysteries – those things we think we know about ourselves and others – the more mysterious our existence becomes.

Every time I come across a rattlesnake on my farm I initially react in fear and am tempted to kill it. Then I realize I wouldn’t want to live in a world where all wild things – without and within – are domesticated.