Even offering three hundred bowls of food three times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love.

All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.

A person is not earth, not water, Not fire, not wind, not space, Not consciousness, and not all of them. What person is there other than these?

Someone who has acted carelessly, But later becomes careful and attentive, Is as beautiful as the bright moon emerging from the clouds.

The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit. To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.

Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

So, to praise others for their virtues - Can but encourage one's own efforts

That which arises dependent on something is not in the least that thing, neither is it different from it. Therefore, it is neither permanent or nothing.

Ultimate serenity is the coming to rest of all ways of taking things, the repose of named things; no truth has been taught by a Buddha for anyone, anywhere.

There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.

Music heals miserable heart.

I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything.

Racism, unfortunately, is part of the fabric of America's society.

You win the fight by fighting.

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me, it really pleases me, very gratifying.

Part of the journey here on Earth is learning how to discipline ourselves to set aside all of the voices and get to that deep voice within.

The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

I skate to anything with a good beat, anything that can get me motivated.

When you give, give from the place of the heart because it is the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.

Apartheid isn't that cut-and-dry. All men are not created equal.