I Am Profoundly Moved And Persuaded By

I Don't Have Any Fear Of Death. I Do, However, Have An Inordinate Fear Of Becoming Dependent On Other People. To Me, That's The Severest Test, Not Death.

The Goal Of Spiritual Life Is Not Altered States, But Altered Traits

Plato Described Ordinary Life As Unthinking, Lived In A Dim Cave Of Shadowy Reflections, But Said That It Is Possible To Leave The Cave And See Things In Sunlit Clarity As They Actually Are.

If Human Life Is To Survive On This Planet, The Old Dualistic Worldview, With People On One Side And The Environment On The Other, Must Yield To A New Vision That Connects Us With Everything Else And Leads Us To Care For And Take Responsibility For It.

Beware Of The Differences That Blind Us To The Unity That Binds Us.