Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there's no mind.

As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha

When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.

Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

Once you stop clinging and let things be, you'll be free, even of birth and death. You'll transform everything.

All know the way, but few actually walk it.

If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both.

To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.

The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.

The true Way is sublime. It can't be expressed in language. Of what use are scriptures? But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, even if he can't read a word.

The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.

Happiness doesn't have to be chased...it merely has to be chosen.

Happiness is overrated and money can't justify it.

The repeated announcements that the Russian resistance was definitely broken have been proved to be untrue.

Australia has an increasingly multicultural society.

Alone with Giddon again, Bitterblue considered him, rather liking the mud streaks on his face. He looked like a handsome sunken rowboat.

As for you and your heart and the things you said and didn't say, she will remember them all when men are fairy tales in books written by rabbits.

I don't want to discount the beautiful work that the fashion houses do, but somehow, just focusing on what you're wearing feels reductive.

I can't think of a better place to be than Scottsville, Virginia.

Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy.

To my daughter I will say, ‘when the men come, set yourself on fire.’