Satori - a moment of no mind & total presence. Be grateful when it comes, even briefly.

Mind in itself is a wonderful tool. Dysfunction sets in when you seek your self in it & mistake it for who you are. It then becomes the egoic mind and takes over your whole life.

Here is the key. End the delusion of time. Time & mind are inseparable. Remove time from the mind & it stops - unless you choose to use it. You choose to use it.

Time is an illusion & it's not precious at all. What you perceive as precious I'd not time but the one point that is out of time; the Now. Now is the only thing that is. It is all there is.

Life is Now. There was never a time when your life was not now. The Now is the only point that can take you beyond the confines of the mind.

Whenever & wherever there is beauty, this inner essence shines through somehow. It only reveals itself to you when you are present. Could it be that this nameless essence and your presence are one and the same ? Would it be there without your presence ? Go deeply into it. Find out

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Testimony always comes from people who are in some way disempowered.

There are people with an explicit political bent complaining about people having political agendas while nominating stories with political agendas. Is it political to try to be diverse? Is it political to try to imagine a non-heteronormative society? Yes, because it involves politics. But how do they expect us to not write about our lives?

It's a relief to hear the rain. It's the sound of billions of drops, all equal, all equally committed to falling, like a sudden outbreak of democracy. Water, when it hits the ground, instantly becomes a puddle or rivulet or flood.

In the 21st century, the countries that thrive will be the ones where citizens know their voices will be heard because the institutions are transparent.

It may be a mans world but men are easily controlled by women.

I had a dog I raised for many years. He was a Pekingese with big eyes and a flat face, very cute.

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.

I love being active.

I believe in having each device secured and monitoring each device, rather than just monitoring holistically on the network, and then responding in short enough time for damage control.

When somebody says, 'Action,' I act. When they say, 'Cut,' that's my job. I've done it.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me.

I won't make a movie for money ever again.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

I will always have dogs in my life, and I absolutely can't be with someone who will challenge that or disagree with that stance - I will not budge on this, ever.

Sheridan is still there, he's the president of the Alliance, everything that was in place when the series is there is still there, we're just moving the camera over a couple of light years.

X Out has helped me keep up my confidence, and I know it can help anyone who would rather have fun than worry about blemishes. If you want clear, seriously good-looking skin, X Out is for you.

The Bible tells us to be perfect. This is likely a scary thought for many people. It used to scare me. I didn't think I could ever get there, no matter how hard I tried.

The Olympics is an imperfect interregnum, the parade of nations a fantasy about a peace never won. It offers little relief from strife and no harbor from terror.

Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance.

If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro.

Any time I sit down and write music, the first part of that is always centering myself and thinking about who I currently am.

Exercise mitigates the effects of stress - and stress, we know, shortens telomeres. In fact, early studies indicate that stress reduction techniques like meditation help people maintain the length of their telomeres.

I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.