You cannot find any peace by escaping from human pain and suffering; you have to find peace and harmony right in the midst of human pain. That is the purpose of spiritual life

If you want to take care of tomorrow, take better care of today. We always live now. All we have to do is entrust ourselves to the life we now live.

The important point of spiritual practice is not to try to escape your life, but to face it - exactly and completely.

If you want to find Buddha nature, love someone and care for them.

The moment between before and after is called Truth.

All of us experience a gap between our minds and the reality of time—that's why we suffer.

The point of the spiritual life is to realize Truth. But you will never understand the spiritual life, or realize Truth, if you measure it by your own yardstick.

Spiritual security means you are fully alive and comfortable in your life as it is, without expecting anything.

Whatever you think is delusion.

Accept that your life is going on beyond your usual understanding.

Make positive effort for the good.

No business can continue to shrink. That can only go on for so long before irrelevancy sets in.

I love using gas grills because they are easier to heat and it's much easier to control the flames with a gas grill than with a charcoal fire. Grilling is not just about lighting a fire.

I don't really miss God but I sure miss Santa Claus!

Why do you insist on talking about what does not exist?

Living in my head isn't fun sometimes. A kajillion thoughts are there at any one time, and the only place I find peace is at the easel.

Larry is back in town...The wedding is set for October. Tammy is threatening to have me in the wedding. Some friends they are.

The Beatles had an influence on everybody. You have to realize what an incredible explosion the Beatles were.

My mother would put me on a wooden box at the stove and tell me to call her if certain things would happen. Like if the steam turns blue, that is danger!

Providing a real way to deal with the urgent needs of environmental issues that is accessible to everyone is the new fight for the democratization of design.

Enough work to do, and strength enough to do the work.