Don't even think for a moment that you are not going to die.

An important characteristic of calm abiding meditation is to let go of any goal and simply sit for the sake of sitting. We breathe in and out, and we just watch that. Nothing else.

Ideally the ultimate retreat is to retreat from the past and the future to always remain in the present.

Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet.

As long as we are mindful and aware, no one practice is better than another.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Magic is seeing wonder in nature's every little thing, seeing how wonderful the fireflies are and how magical are the dragonflies.

The better we serve, the greater the fulfilment.

It requires more courage to back down compared to moving forward.

Unlike people, God will never turn His back on you. Trust in Him with all your heart, and you will never have to worry about being betrayed.

Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

I'm not a victim - I never want to be perceived that way.

How many mistakes can one life survive?

The world that surrounded me disgusted me so I chosen to invent one of my own.

The Iliad is the private lives of people thrown into disorder by history.