From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

...it wasn't for the love of a man that she took those chances, but for the love of a horse.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please God to call me.

Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.

An exciting and inspiring future awaits you beyond the noise in your mind, beyond the guilt, doubt, fear, shame, insecurity and heaviness of the past you carry around.

I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.

In the event that we don't want to lose the Far East and Siberia, we need a united Europe.

If people stand in a circle long enough, they'll eventually begin to dance.

Like most teachers, I'm just another sower of seeds.

The essence of painting has actually always been to make it [the universal] plastically perceptible through colour and line.

I think war should be illegal.