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

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" I grew up with a lot of Muslim friends, and the whole idea of revelation has been a lifelong interest of mine. "

" We must go beyond the constant clamor of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul. "

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" Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it. "

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" 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. "

" In moments of transcendence, when time stands still, your biological clock will stop. The spirit is that domain of our awareness where there is no time. "

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" I like Muhammad a lot, because he's like us more than anybody else. Jesus is just so exalted, and Buddha is just so exalted, it's almost beyond our reach. "

" What gets in our way is history and culture and religion and economic conditions. It is part of the hypnosis of our social conditioning. "

" There is no separation between mind and body... Self and other co-arise and fall away all the time. "

" We all feel the urge to condemn ourselves out of guilt, to blame others for our misfortunes and to fantasize about total disaster. "

" Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain. "

" 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. "

" The real key is to live in an environment where the mind feels free to choose the right thing instead of being compelled by habit and inertia to choose the wrong thing. "

" Karma, memory, and desire are just the software of the soul. It's conditioning that the soul undergoes in order to create experience. And it's a cycle. In most people, the cycle is a conditioned response. They do the same things over and over again. "

" I was always interested in going deeply into the life of the Prophet. "

" The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective - people who know to see a problem as an opportunity. "

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

" I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are. "

" Some Western biographies are apologist, and do not portray the negative side at all. "

" For thousands of years, human beings have been obsessed with beauty, truth, love, honor, altruism, courage, social relationships, art, and God. They all go together as subjective experiences, and it's a straw man to set God up as the delusion. If he is, then so is truth itself or beauty itself. "

" When resources become skimpy, human beings don't suddenly cooperate to conserve what's left. They fight to the last scrap for possession of a diminishing resource. "

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" Victims always feel alone and helpless. "

" You have to think of your brand as a kind of myth. A myth is a compelling story that is archetypal, if you know the teachings of Carl Jung. It has to have emotional content and all the themes of a great story: mystery, magic, adventure, intrigue, conflicts, contradiction, paradox. "

" Being more aware creates responsibility. What does responsibility mean? It means the ability to respond. The more conscious you are in your ability to respond, the more creative you'll be. "

" The greatest mystery of existence is existence itself. "

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