I finally chalked it up to the fact that the brain is truly an extraordinary device: more extraordinary than we can even guess.

As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.

Laughter and irony are at heart reminders that we are not prisoners in this world, but voyagers through it.

Our eternal spiritual self is more real than anything we perceive in this physical realm, and has a divine connection to the infinite love of the Creator.

There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well.

Love is, without a doubt, the basis of everything.

I grew up in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon.

We can only see what our brain’s filter allows through.

We - each of us - are intricately, irremovably connected to the larger universe.

Our spirit is not dependent on the brain or body. It is eternal, and no one has one sentence worth of hard evidence that it isn’t.

Physical life is characterized by defensiveness, whereas spiritual life is just the opposite.

An eagle can mock a lion only because of its wings.

Be willing to turn your attention to that which serves you.

We see them most when we are o nnthe outside looking in

Getting on with her life is important. But right now it may be more important to put the feelings out there, deal with them, and find a way to be okay with all that's happened.

What's so sad is when we're younger, if you have a bad parent, that is normal to you and that's what you think of as healthy.

One of the reasons that any person writes anything is to try and keep his own sanity together.

I begin by imagining the impossible and end by accomplishing the impossible.

Despite that sort of reputation that Canada has of being a boring place, we really have produced really interesting politicians.

So let the mind flow like water. Face life with a calm and quiet mind and everything in life will be calm and quiet.

Shun idleness. It is rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.