Philosophy

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
Pain is inevitable, yet suffering is optional. It is our heart connections that make all the difference.
Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.
There's much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.
In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
Man's task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious.
There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally.