“My culture’s been around for 40,000 years. We’re probably the oldest culture in the world. When Caesar and Christ was walking the Earth, we were living here, living in the moment. When Cleopatra was ruling on her throne, we were living here, living in the moment. For thousands of years, these things you think ancient, we were here living here, living in the moment.

We were trained to look after the ceremonies, the land and each other. That was important to our people. We had this discipline in place of not to take more than you need or not to destroy anything that’s there to the level where it cannot produce again.

We were once so proud, so big, so responsible. We were so big with our caring and sharing. It was our way of life. Then everything changed. We changed. We started to shrink.”

“Do not believe anything
because it is said by an authority,
or if it is said to come from angels,
or from gods,
or from an inspired source.

Believe it only if you have explored it
in your own heart
and mind and body
and found it to be true.

Work out your own path,
through diligence.”

“When you find the way,
Others will find you.
Passing by on the road,
They will be drawn to your door.

The way that cannot be heard,
will be reflected in your voice.
The way that cannot be seen,
Will be reflected in your eyes.”

“A human being is a part of a whole, called by us a universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest … a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”