In classical understanding, education is the attempt to "lead out" from within the self a core of wisdom that has the power to resist falsehood and l….

Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already posses..

The ancient human question 'Who am I?' leads inevitably to the equally important question 'Whose am I?' - for there is no self outside of relationshi….

Afraid that our inner light will be extinguished or our inner darkness exposed, we hide our true identities from each other. In the process, we becom….

Relational trust is built on movements of the human heart such as empathy, commitment, compassion, patience, and the capacity to forgive..

We must come together in ways that respect the solitude of the soul that avoid the unconscious violence we do when we try to save each other that evo….

I think the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reality because illusion never leaves us ultimately happy..

Storytelling has always been at the heart of being human because it serves some of our most basic needs: passing along our traditions, confessing fai….

There's often a distressing disconnect between the good words we speak and the way we live our lives. In personal relations and politics, the mass me….

I have to say that I have been blessed with significant teachers at every stage of my life..

Science requires an engagement with the world, a live encounter between the knower and the known..

Whoever our students may be, whatever the subject we teach, ultimately we teach who we are..

At its deepest level, I think teaching is about bringing people into communion with each other, with yourself as the teacher, and with the subject yo….

My favorite topping is one that a lot of people don't like. I love anchovies..

I am not sure that any sight or sound on earth is as exquisite as the hushed descent of a sky full of snow..

I understand that there are forms of entertainment that can make people weep or jazz them up so they feel like they have had an experience. But I als….

The academic bias against subjectivity not only forces our students to write poorly ("It is believed...," instead of, "I believe..."), it deforms the….

Violence is what happens when we don't know what else to do with our suffering..

Teaching like any truly human activity emerges from one's inwardness..

Spirituality is not primarily about values and ethics, not about exhortations to do right or live well. The spiritual traditions are primarily about ….

How easily we get trapped in that which is not essential - in looking good, winning at competition, gathering power and wealth - when simply being al….