Shape I may take, converse I may, but neither god nor Buddha am I, rather an insensate being whose heart thus differs from that of man.

Though I cannot flee from the world of corruption, I can prepare tea with water from a mountain stream and put my heart to rest

The moon glows on the river, wind rustles the pines. Long night clear evening--what are they for?

Without a constant livelihood, there will be no constant heart.

In friendship, bond not with a shallow man.

On what basis does the world continue to exist? It is due to the fault of ‘apratikraman' (the mistake for which pratikraman was not done).

The boundary between good and evil are clearer for more common folks but gets blurred more and more as people get more power over their fellows.

Life can be mysterious- particularly if your in love.

The crisis of our time is essentially a religious crisis. It is a matter of life or death.

If we cannot envision the world we would like to live in, we cannot work towards its creation. If we cannot place ourselves in it in our imagination, we will not believe it is possible.

Well, it's embarrassing to be a star.

All art is autobiographical - if it's not, it's not going to quicken on-stage, and it's not going to come alive.

Practiced poorly, tourism can be extremely negative.

The power of home run hitters in the majors is different from those here. It's probably difficult for me to match that power now.

Told herself likewise not to hope. But it was too late. Hope had already entered.