Just because someone is very charismatic, it doesn't mean that they're genuinely qualified.

The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.

Meditation is for you to realise that the deepest nature of your existence is beyond thoughts and emotions, that it is incredibly vast and interconnected with all other beings.

If we greet situations with a positive attitude, we will eventually create positive returns. If we respond with a negative attitude, negative things will eventually come our way.

In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.

Our pure awareness is not male or female.

The first thing is to learn how to quiet the mind, relax the mind, and bring the awareness to the front so that we are conscious of what we're doing when we're doing it without all the commentary.

Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.

The Buddha himself said, "I still use conceptual thinking, but I'm not formed by it." And that's the Buddha.

Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.

We have produced many of our problems through our confused mental states.

Eli: People had more than they needed. We had no idea what was precious and what wasn't. We threw away things people kill each other for now.

Dangerous climate change... It's important not to be alarmist but it is very important to be alarmed

But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers in this country to try and earn a living.

Death laid its eggs in the wound

When I hear of anyone walking into a lab and walking out with animals, my heart sings.

I suspect that money is a far greater distraction for the artist than hunger.

Is there any alternative to Rahul?

I've gotten really hot since you went blind.

Let us not suffer from a national amnesia that causes us to forget who and what we are.

Disagreements over money are the biggest cause of divorce.