Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few

Those who are attached only to the result of their effort will not have any chance to appreciate it, because the result will never come.

A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits it not open to things as they are.

We emphasize straightforwardness. You should be true to your feelings, and to your mind, expressing yourself without any reservations. This helps the listener to understand more easily.

The true purpose [of Zen] is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes... Zen practice is to open up our small mind.

In our practice we have no particular purpose or goal, nor any special object of worship.

Zen is nothing to get excited about.

To live in the realm of Buddha nature means to die as a small being, moment after moment.

In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha.

First, you need to realize everything you thought you knew about yourself, about me, is a lie.

You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now.

Soon the purple dark must bruise Lily and bleeding-heart and rose, And the little Cupid lose Eyes and ears and chin and nose

65% of people say that cheating on your income tax is worse than cheating on your spouse. The other 35% were women.

I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.

Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.

Such has often been my apathy, when objects long sought, and earnestly desired, were placed within my reach.

In my day, there were things that were done, and things that were not done, and there was even a way of doing things that were not done.

However we are, however we think we ought to be in prayer, the fact is we just need to show up and do the best we can do. It’s like being in a family.