The spiritual is inclusive. It is the deepest sense of belonging and participation.We all participate in the spiritual at all times, whether we know ….

I don't think there's such a thing as a bad emotion. The only bad emotion is a stuck emotion..

Wisdom comes most easily to those who have the courage to embrace life without judgment and are willing to not know, sometimes for a long time. It re….

We have become terribly vulnerable, not because we suffer but because we have separated ourselves from each other. A patient once told me that he had….

Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person..

When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do..

Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and….

It is said that the Christian mystic Theresa of Avila found difficulty at first in reconciling the vastness of the life of the spirit with the mundan….

Deep inside, our integrity sings to us whether we are listening or not. It is a note that only we can hear. Eventually, when life makes us ready to l….

The choice people have to make is never between slavery and freedom. We will always have to choose between slavery and the unknown..

Our purpose in life is to grow in wisdom and in love..

Cancer changes your whole life..

Many people do not know that they can strengthen or diminish the life around them. The way we live day to day simply may not reflect back to us our p….

An unanswered question is a fine traveling companion. It sharpens your eye for the road..

When we are seen by the heart we are seen for who we are. We are valued in our uniqueness by those who are able to see us in this way and we become a….

It is not that we have a soul, but that we are a soul..

A loving silence often has more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words..

The secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company..

Perhaps losing integrity with yourself is the greatest stress of all, far more hurtful to us than competition, time pressure, or lack of respect. Our….

Our limitations serve, our wounds serve, even our darkness can serve..

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is o….