Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.

In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.

With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.

In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away.

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.

Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.

Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

Every single moment is expressive of the truth of our lives when we know how to look.

Meditation is a cyclical process that defies analysis, but demands acceptance.

The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.

The seeking face that does not alter when presented with peace and reason, must bask in its wearer's prideful ignorance.

You must dare, and dare again, and then dare a little bit more, and go on daring.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing them that they are delivered, they are liberated, by the act of not being able to stop changing.

I think comedy is the most difficult thing in the world, I really do.

The 70's was a great time for artistic expression in Jamaica and I was in the heart of it, unconsciously soaking it up and paving my future.

The world has always been the same; and there is always as much good fortune as bad in it.

The goal is to be on the hook, not to let someone else do the scary parts.

I thank you all and here dismiss you all, and to the love and favor of my country commit myself, my person, and the cause.

Those who prepare for war get it.