The act of meditation is being spacious.

Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.

Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.

What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.

It is compassion, then, that is the best protection; it is also, as the great masters of the past have always known, the source of all healing.

So, " Cooper said conversationally. "You got hit with a shotgun blast. What's that like?"...She turned back to Cooper. "Well...um...it hurt. Like really big bee stings on crack.

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

Using simple equipment and daylight alone is for me a pleasure and a replenishment.

Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.

We didn't start Theocracy because we wanted to be cool like so-and-so and make money. Our songs aren't trendy, and our lyrics hopefully make people think about certain concepts in a new way.

Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic

Nobody wants to have things blurted at them.

Less is more when you do a bright, bold lip. Just draw on black liner and some mascara and you're good to go!

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question.

I am here; and here is nowhere in particular.