The point of the spiritual life is to realize Truth. But you will never understand the spiritual life, or realize Truth, if you measure it by your own yardstick.

If you want to take care of tomorrow, take better care of today. We always live now. All we have to do is entrust ourselves to the life we now live.

The important point of spiritual practice is not to try to escape your life, but to face it - exactly and completely.

You cannot find any peace by escaping from human pain and suffering; you have to find peace and harmony right in the midst of human pain. That is the purpose of spiritual life

If you want to find Buddha nature, love someone and care for them.

The moment between before and after is called Truth.

All of us experience a gap between our minds and the reality of time—that's why we suffer.

Spiritual security means you are fully alive and comfortable in your life as it is, without expecting anything.

Whatever you think is delusion.

Accept that your life is going on beyond your usual understanding.

Make positive effort for the good.

People are shaped by their emotions. That which profoundly affects them has a place in their hearts.

The Just God.

Pick a mentor. The role of a mentor is to monitor your movements. When you desire to move the positive way and you connect with someone who thinks the negative way, you can’t get there!

Knowledge is half the battle. The application of knowledge is the other half. (1998)

Only grace makes it possible to do the good we must do.

It's important to note that aggression isn't the problem. It's the outcome of a problem.

I never knew that I had an unusual voice. It wasn't something anybody really pointed out to me.

I just feel like history is very much alive and important and I don't, you know, I can't worry about whether people get it or not, per se.

Time to sit down," Fred told Harry, "Or we're going to get run over by the bride.

I got more bands and went on the road and turn down more movies than you would believe.