The primordial purity of the ground completely transcends words, concepts, and formulations.

Continue practice into everyday life with a single meditation, always keeping in mind the intention to help others in all activities, eating, dressing, sleeping, walking, or sitting.

The life-tree of practice is single-minded application.

Evolution did not design us to believe only true facts, nor to buy only useful products, nor to say only meaningful sentences

To persevere with the will to understand in the face of obstacles is the heroism of consciousness.

And on the way home I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

People want to ignore what they can't understand. They're looking for logic at any cost.

It's a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It's easier, but it's not more comfortable.

Family are the people who must make you feel ashamed when you are deserving of shame.

I didn't like the way the game was being played.

What do we ask of friendship except to be taken for what we pretend to be - and without having to pretend.

I think sometimes we think faith is about having all the answers. It isn't. But it's the thing that keeps you steady and in peace in the midst of storms.