“What we’re calling ‘presencing’ is possible because of this womb, where the absolute and the manifest interact.”

What’s emerging is a new synthesis of science, spirituality and leadership as different facets of a single way of being.

The U theory suggests that the central integrating thought … will emerge from building three integrated capacities.

I think a buddhist would say that presencing can arise to the extent that we develop the capacity, individually and collectively, to extend our conscious awareness in both domains.

Serving the emerging whole means paying attention to what’s right here within my awareness, what’s completely local, and surrendering to what’s being asked of me now.

So you’re stuck. Every time your madman starts to write, your judge pounces on him… So start by promising your judge that you’ll get around to asking his opinion, but not now. And then let the madman energy flow… Save details for the judge.

The emerging whole manifests locally. It manifests in particular communities, groups, and, ultimately, in us as individuals.

The basic problem with the new species of global institutions is that they have not yet become aware of themselves as living.

When you see what you’re here for, the world begins to mirror your purpose in a magical way. It’s almost as if you suddenly find yourself on a stage in a play that was written expressly for you.

If science is an unfinished project, the next stage will be about reconnecting and integrating the rigor of scientific method with the richness of direct experience to produce a science that will serve to connect us to one another, ourselves and the world.

One thing that these Buddhists have certainly gotten right is that attention to attention is the key to taking control of your mental life.

I think Gore does have to worry. He is tied to Bill Clinton. We know that there were telephone calls that he made from his office. We know that there were visits to the Buddhist temple.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.

Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.

In criticizing, the teacher is hoping to teach. That’s all.

People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.