I've never felt fallow in the sense that there's been no work.
When we judge others we contribute to violence.
When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving.
When you ride the wave, the thrill is so exhilarating that you forget everything else. You live in the moment where nothing else matters, so intent on riding the wave perfectly that you and the wave become one. Pain and worry disappear, replaced by euphoria, akin to flow. Similarly, when giving empathy, you want to strive for this kind of total presence for the person you are listening to.
Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.
The Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti once remarked that observing without evaluating is the highest form of human intelligence. When I first read this statement, the thought, 'What nonsense!' shot through my mind before I realized that I had just made an evaluation.
Learning is too precious to be motivated by coercive tactics.
Banks and donors and charities claimed to have had successes in Mozambique. I suspected they invented these successes to justify their existence.
Don't let your brain interfere with your heart.
I will hear no talk that there are no intermediate-range weapons on the NATO side.
You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller.