Blossoms shower, and then they go on showering—they never stop. The blossoms that showered for Buddha are still showering. The blossoms that showered for Subhuti are still showering.

Teaching comes through the head, learning happens through the heart.

Don’t be an interpreter of reality, be a visionary. Don’t think about it, see it!

Live as intensely as possible, burn your candle of life from both ends.

One has to get rid of the self. Once the self is thrown away, nothing is lacking. You start overflowing and blossoms start falling on you.

Existence simply responds to you: whatsoever you are, existence gives you more of that. If you have many flowers within your being flowering, a million times more flowers will shower on you.

This is the answer: live moment to moment and you become a buddha.

I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.

No matter how the sun shone, the sea held forth no more promises.

I think I grew a grey watching you procrastinate.

Having faith in God means trusting in Him even when everything inside of you wants to take control.

A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth.

I simply want tomorrow to be better than today. I want Palestine to be independent and sovereign... Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.

When you have nothing left but God,you have more than enough to start over again.

God doesn't do the work for you; he does the work through you. It's not enough to look up; you must also look within.

Those who are pleased with the fewest things know the least, as those who are pleased with everything know nothing.