Our relative being is what rules our relative world.

The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.

Meditation is for you to realise that the deepest nature of your existence is beyond thoughts and emotions, that it is incredibly vast and interconnected with all other beings.

If we greet situations with a positive attitude, we will eventually create positive returns. If we respond with a negative attitude, negative things will eventually come our way.

In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.

Our pure awareness is not male or female.

The first thing is to learn how to quiet the mind, relax the mind, and bring the awareness to the front so that we are conscious of what we're doing when we're doing it without all the commentary.

Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.

The Buddha himself said, "I still use conceptual thinking, but I'm not formed by it." And that's the Buddha.

Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.

We have produced many of our problems through our confused mental states.

Unless you expect the unexpected, you will not find it, for it is hidden and thickly tangled.

Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France.

Experts are just trained dogs.

God draws straight with crooked lines.

We have a desperate need for producers in the [commercial Broadway] theatre, and it is very hard for them to get money and find investors for new plays.

If you are an activist, you have to stay active on a daily basis.

The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

The way to build your savings is by spending less each month.

It's hard for me to climb things. That's why I always play Assassin's Creed because it gets me feeling like I can.