Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.

All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.

A person is not earth, not water, Not fire, not wind, not space, Not consciousness, and not all of them. What person is there other than these?

Someone who has acted carelessly, But later becomes careful and attentive, Is as beautiful as the bright moon emerging from the clouds.

The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit. To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.

Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

So, to praise others for their virtues - Can but encourage one's own efforts

That which arises dependent on something is not in the least that thing, neither is it different from it. Therefore, it is neither permanent or nothing.

Ultimate serenity is the coming to rest of all ways of taking things, the repose of named things; no truth has been taught by a Buddha for anyone, anywhere.

There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.

There was no 'before' the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no time.

Even though designing your own show, that's great, I am nothing without the support around me.

I enjoy life. I think I'll enjoy death even more. Life is too confusing.

Real writers write because they love to write. They don't write for public acclaim.

The universe hands you opportunities for a while, and if you don't take them, the universe says to itself, 'Oh I see, this person doesn't like opportunities' and stops giving them to you.

The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.

There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.

By giving kids an allowance, you teach that child to work for money rather than learn to create money.

When a good writer is having fun, the audience is almost always having fun too.

I become quite obsessive when I get into something.