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" I dislike the word 'self-help.' Self-awareness, yes, but not self-help. "

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" 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. "

" In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. "

" We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being. "

" So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that's just silly. "

" All of us are living with dogmas that we accept as truths. When one of these is overturned, there's an initial gasp, soon followed by a rush of exhilaration. "

" Every spiritual tradition has this idea of death and resurrection. It's not unique to Christianity. "

" You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices. "

" In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit. "

" People think meditation is a huge undertaking. Don't think of it like that. "

" The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality. "

" 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. "

" Once the fabric of a just society is undone, it takes generations to weave it back together. "

" 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. "

" If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can't do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings. "

" Mature workers are less impulsive, less reactive, more creative and more centered. "

" If insurance companies paid for lifestyle-management classes, they would save huge sums of money. We need to see that alternative medicine is now mainstream. "

" The greatest mystery of existence is existence itself. "

" In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer. "

" There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle. "

" The fear of death comes from limited awareness. "

" I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for. "

" As long as you think of your real self as the person you are, then of course you're going to be fearful of death. But what is a person? A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness. You know, the two-year-old dies before the three-year-old shows up, the three-year-old dies before the teenager shows up. "

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" We must revisit the idea that science is a methodology and not an ontology. "

" We Americans sit at the head of the banquet table, as we have done for a century. Our standard of living is luxurious by any measure. "

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" I have all the time in the world. I am in touch with the timeless. I am surrounded by infinity. When I think like that, it doesn't mean I'm going to miss my train, it just means that I'm not thinking about it right now because I'm speaking to you. "