Who's to say the effort to be real isn't the beginning of wings?

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

I trust the man, much less the men, not at all the crowd.

You start to die the moment you are born. The whole of life is cutting through the pack with death. So take it easy.

There will always be someone, a friend, a relative, a co-worker even, just someone, who will be willing to try that bad thing with you. And they won’t judge you, so don’t worry about that.

A poem is about something the way a cat is about the house.

Shall we their fond pageant see?Lord, what fools these mortals be!

I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door.

It's now or never I ain't gonna live forever I just wanna live while I'm alive It's my life

God demonstrates generosity, then asks it from His people.

Are you a sheep? Do you want to get rid of your shepherd? I say forget it till you develop wild teeth and grow paw; and until then, enjoy the sound of flageolet!

The world's greatest changes are made at home.