May the suffering of all beings be pacified.

It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.

Once you overcome the hatred within your mind, you will discover that in the world outside, there is no longer any such thing as even a single enemy.

Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

If we allow our thoughts to arise and dissolve by themselves, they will pass through our mind as a bird flies through the sky, without leaving a trace.

Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.

Day by day, be content with whatever you have and satisfied with whatever happens. Everything else will then fall naturally into place.

There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave

On the day that you were born, you began to die. Do not waste a single moment more!

A beautiful country is a dream-like illusion. It is senseless to cling to it. Unless the inner forces of negative emotions are conquered, strife with outer enemies will never end.

Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze.

By accepting fear in our life, we automatically allow it to rule over us

You've been so used to fighting Wars with a gun in your hand that you forget to put it down. Not every fight requires a weapon of some kind, and not everything is a fight.

At the end of the way is freedom. Until then, patience.

A broken Altar, Lord, thy servant rears, Made of a heart, and cemented with tears.

Throughout the nation's history, the national destiny of the United States has been understood in antimilitaristic, libertarian terms.

My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.

What I'm normally associated with are darker, more brooding roles.

We are bound by our limitations to believe.

That is the way this game is -- you win, you lose, you celebrate and you suffer.

Lets take full advantage of this discovery