Now I see that if one doesn't know how to die, one can hardly know how to live - because deathis a part of life.

Mindfulness is like that—it is the miracle which can call back in a flash our dispersed mind and restore it to wholeness so that we can live each minute of life.

Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.

Only this actual moment is life.

Don't chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Don't run after your thoughts. Find joy and peace in this very moment .

The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you,

While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.

A person who looks at the table and can see the universe is a person who can see the way.

Whatever the tasks, do them slowly and with ease, in mindfulness. Don't do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention.

To take hold of your mind, you must practice mindfulness of the mind. You must know how to observe and recognize the presence of every feeling and thought which arises in you.

[A]ll the methods in the search for truth should be looked on as means rather than as ends in themselves or as absolute truth.

Sometimes the gap between what you are and what you want to be is a little piece of paper called your college degree. So jump.

Opening her mouth to take a bite seemed forward. Chewing? Obscene. Mutual mastication was out of the question.

God is both manifest as the Totality and Allness of Creation and simultaneously unmanifest as the Godhead, the Infinite Potentiality and source or 'void-ness' prior to form.

Just as Leonardo da Vinci studied human anatomy and dissected corpses, so I try to dissect souls.

I was a semi-professional gymnast as a child. I did rhythmic gymnastics, but I sustained an injury and strained all the muscles in my spine.

A pattern is an idea that has been useful in one practical context and will probably be useful in others.

This is your life and the clock is ticking.

I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live.

There's that old saying: Squeeze the juice out of life before life squeezes the juice out of you. I will try to squeeze the remaining juice out of life.

Remember, don't try to build the greatest wall that's ever been built. Focus on laying a single, expertly-placed brick. Then keep doing that, every day.