Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.

Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.

Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.

Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.

The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.

We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.

Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.

To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.

Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.

Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.

We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.

It's not much. You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it. But you'll find out, when you've been out in the world a while longer, unhappiness is the commonest thing there is.

I actually think that history has fed off the restlessness of cyber space, of kind of the frantic, segmented nature of the way we lead our lives. People want to be connected.

There isn't a single motivation, thought, act, or word that has slipped out of your being and escaped the full, undivided attention of God.

Friendship needs no words.

That’s hard core, Gin,” Finn replied. “Very hard core. Kind of kinky too.” A grim smile tightened my lips. “That’s me. Gin Blanco. Hard core and kinky to the bitter end.

I'd like to do what I see in my head. I always feel like I'm directing with one hand tied behind my back.

Observe constantly that all things take place by change.

Intelligence is required to be able to know that a man knows not.

When I present, I cheat. I only talk about things I care about.

Gratitude to God makes even a temporal blessing a taste of heaven.