Although we all possess the seeds of great love and compassion, without the light of the enlightened one's wisdom and the waters of their compassion these seeds would never spout.

Every individual who eats flesh food, whether an animal is killed expressely for him or not, is supporting the trade of slaughtering and contributing to the violent deaths of harmless animals.

A Zen master, when asked where he would go after he died, replied, 'To Hell, for that's where help is needed most.'

You yourself are time- your body, your mind, the objects around you. Plunge into the river of time and swim, instead of standing on the banks and noting the course of the currents.

The truth is that everything is One, and this of course is not a numerical one.

Many have come to realization simply by listening to the tinkling of a bell or some other sound

For the ordinary man, whose mind is a checkerboard of criss-crossing reflections, opinions, and prejudices, bare attention is virtually impossible.

Die while alive And be thoroughly dead. Then do what you will, All is good.

Kid's books should be just as good as any other books. No. They should be held to a *higher* standard than other literature for the same reason that we take extra care with children's food.

The gods had a habit of going round to atheists' houses and smashing their windows.

In true love, one has no reservations.True love is unquestionable, indisputable and totally recognizable.

Earth has not a spectacle more glorious or more fair to show than this love tolerating intolerance; charity covering, as with a vail, even the sin of the lack of charity.

I'm too tall to be a girl, I never had enough dresses to be a lady, I wouldn't call myself a woman. I'd say I'm somewhere between a chick and a broad.

The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.

Andrea Jaeger plays tennis like she's double-parked.

If only one little unhappy child is made happy with the love of Jesus,...will it not be worth...giving all for that?

The attack on unions has been far more extreme here [in U.S], and it has been much more successful.

You put the Set animal in your locker? Do you know how much strength that requires?” “Yeah,” I said. “I was there.