What does become important is to connect with people, to listen to their hearts and to enjoy their company as much as possible in the brief time we have on this earth.

The main hallmark of a lucid mind is its ability to transform any challenge into a creative opportunity.

when the challenge comes, move towards it instead of flinching away.

Once we have determined what kind of mystery we want to unlock, we need to create the right conditions for contemplation to occur.

When you stop in your particular activity, you become more aware of your environment. You also become more aware of your inner environment.

In most cases, breakthrough lasts a considerable period of time since we are letting go of patterns that formed a long time ago when we were a child.

EQ is a measure of our ability to discern the difference between our own emotional states and those of others, as well as our capacity to take responsibility for those emotional states.

When you get to know a person well, you also get to know the shape and cadence of their particular emotional wave.

Merging requires that we let go of our self-judgements and quit being so hard on ourselves. We can hold ourselves to the highest standards, yet we can still forgive ourselves for our fallibility.