The truth is that good and bad coexist; sour and sweet coexist. They aren't really opposed to each other.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.

Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.

So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.

It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.

All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

Feel the feelings and drop the story.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

All situations teach you, and often it's the tough ones that teach you best.

Shee, you guys are so unhip it's a wonder your bums don't fall off.

The memories of sensei I carry with me are more cruel than sensei himself.

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you but he will make a fool of himself too.

God made me to be a winner and to acknowledge that all victories come from Him.

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.

Class envy is dangerous.

I've yet to meet a person in my life who doesn't have some moral ambiguity.

The difficult part of the process is the long exploration and discovery of your own soul and living with the results.

Like all religions, love has more believers than practitioners.

One should have the courage of one's loneliness.