In Zen Buddhism an action is considered good when it brings happiness and well-being to oneself and others, evil when it brings suffering and harm to oneself and others.

To practice Zen Buddhism is to train oneself to eliminate hatred, anger and selfishness and to develop loving-kindness towards all.

In Zen, actions speak louder than words. Doing is more important than knowing, and knowledge which cannot be translated into action is of little worth.

So let the mind flow like water. Face life with a calm and quiet mind and everything in life will be calm and quiet.

The beauty of Zen is found in simplicity and tranquility, in a sense of the all-embracing harmony of things.

If we are always demanding something out of life, then we will never be content. But if we accept life as it is, then we will know contentment.

We all shed salty tears and shed red blood. All is one.

Since everything is interrelated, since all things depend one upon another, nothing is absolute, nothing is separate, but all are part of the one indivisible whole.

We all have the same root, and are connected...To tap into this connectedness we must go within.

Immense self-made wealth is the evidence of a grandly rich mind

Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon.

Nothing fails like success—because the self-imposed task of our society and all its members is a contradiction: to force things to happen which are acceptable only when they happen without force.

Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.

Whilst child abuse may be committed behind closed doors, it should never be swept under the carpet.

The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason - to pass the tax bill on to you.

An educated person, I think, is one who not only knows a lot, but knows how to do a lot of things.

We should ask, not who is the most learned, but who is the best learned.

The truth of truths is love.