A finger points at the moon, but the moon is not at the tip of the finger. Words points at the truth, but the truth is not in words.

Look within!... The secret is inside you.

There is no Bodhi tree, Nor stand of a mirror bright. Since all is void, Where can the dust alight

Confused by thoughts, we experience duality in life. Unencumbered by ideas, the enlightened see the one Reality.

By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.

The truth is to be lived, not just mouthed.

The meaning of life is to see.

The complete teachings of all Buddhas - past, present, and future - are to be found within the essence of every human being.

As one lamp serves to dispel a thousand years of darkness, so one flash of wisdom destroys ten thousand years of ignorance.

Our Essence of Mind is intrinsically pure, and if we knew our mind and realized what our nature is, all of us would attain Buddhahood.

Before you think good or evil, who are you?

Keep trying hard because there is always a next time.

The animals haven't split apart into what they think and what they feel. They are whole and trust in their instincts.

Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.

The world is getting very much more competitive.

People are so confused about race and hip-hop that people didn't even consider the Beastie Boys one of the greatest rap groups of all time because they were white.

Heaven knows, it's not the way it could be.

We were always loyal to lost causes...Success for us is the death of the intellect and of the imagination. ~ Professor MacHugh

Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

A woman's mink coat represents the sacrifice of a lot of little animals, including her husband.

I mean it as a compliment when I say that you could almost define a philosopher as someone who won't take common sense for an answer.