The first property of systems is that the whole is more than the sum of the parts. Each time new systemic patterns form, through interaction, something emerges that wasn’t there before—that is a systemic property of life. You cannot predict what is going to emerge. That is why it’s okay not to have a blueprint. Unburden yourself of the notion that... See more

If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear. People who can open to the web of life that called us into being, and who can rest in the vitality of that larger body.

Look into apocalypse and let that free you from triviality, evasion. If you’re in a game and the chances of winning are minimal and it is only minutes to the end, what does the coach say to you? He doesn’t say, “It’ll turn out okay, just relax,” but rather, “The odds are overwhelmingly against us: go out and give it all you’ve got.” Use that sense... See more

So action isn’t a burden to be hoisted up and lugged around on our shoulders. It is something we are. The work we have to do can be seen as a kind of coming alive. More than some moral imperative, it’s an awakening to our true nature, a releasing of our gifts. This flow-through of energy and ideas is at every moment directed by our choice. That’s... See more

Action is not something you do, it’s something you are . In other words, you are not a noun, you’re a verb. That is our true nature.