My head monk asked how it was walking. I said it hurt without shoes. And he said, 'It hurts on the foot that's down, but the one that's up feels really good - so focus on that one'.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

Paying alimony is like feeding hay to a dead horse.

Sometimes I didn’t think the world was worth it.Saving.Sometimes I didn’t think I was worth it either.

For each Joan of Arc there is a Hitler perched at the other end of the teeter-totter.

If you can talk about it, why paint it?

Put on the music, and listen. Zazen means to sit, to listen. You're listening to enlightenment, to the universes, to the planes of mind.

We must remain as close to the flowers, the grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they are.

The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird.

The last thing we'll hear is some scientist saying 'It works!'

Daily exercise is an insurance policy against future illness. The best Leaders Without Titles are the fittest.