To work with Kaz on this kind of project is a fascinating process...He seems to be Dogen himself when offering the translations that we Western collaborators then refine with him.

Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.

May I see my own limits with compassion, just as I view the limits of others.

Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense what will truly serve others.

Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.

Don't ever think compassion is weak. Compassion is about strength.

In being with dying, we arrive at a natural crucible of what it means to love and be loved. And we can ask ourselves this: Knowing that death is inevitable, what is most precious today?

We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival.

Catastrophe is the essence of the spiritual path, a series of breakdowns allowing us to discover the threads that weave all of life into a whole cloth.

We believe that it takes a strong back and a soft front to face the world.

All beings, including each one of us, enemy and friend alike, exist in patterns of mutuality, interconnectedness, co-responsibility and ultimately in unity.

You and your purpose in life are the same thing. Your purpose is to be you.

It's weird, all you think about when you're young is gaining your independence, but when those final hours come, people want to go home.

The thing about changing the world... Once you do it, the world's all different.

I don't look at myself as a hero or smart person. I have a seventh-grade education, but I've had a lot of fun.

Trust your heart, especially when it is a strong one.

All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.

in terms of the biology of the planet, development is a euphemism for destruction.

I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands.

How many worthy men have we known to survive their own reputation, who have seen and suffered the honor and glory most justly acquired in their youth, extinguished in their own presence?

There are some power-abusing, corrupt monsters in our federal government that despise me because I have the audacity to speak the truth.