You fall in love with your heart; you fall out of love with your head.

When we wake up from our confused state of mind, that is enlightenment.

In the end, we have nothing to lose by opening our hearts.

Sometimes we are too polite with our suffering and allow it to dominate our life.

There is no emptiness without appearance, and there is no appearance without emptiness. That is what we call the interdependent nature.

The truth about who we really are, beyond all appearances, is knowledge worth seeking.

It is not about how much you give, it is about how much you can let go with your mind.

True wisdom is free of the dramas of culture or religion and should bring us only a sense of peace and happiness.

The true opponent in a debate on emptiness is your own ego.

We actually need intelligent doubt and skepticism; they protect us against mistaken views and propaganda.

When we recognize that the seemingly object nature of reality is nothing different than the subject nature of mind, which is rigpa, it is called enlightenment.

Who are the learned? Those who practice what they know

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.

There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and nuclear power: the will.

I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else.

I know enough football to know that's funny!

Every problem contains a solution. The key is self-discipline and surrender of the mental habits to the Holy Spirit.

We're running out of rich people in this country.

You cannot be known Better than I know you.

What I had thought of before as God, I met today in a human being.

This is about doing something difficult and not stopping when it becomes not just difficult, but cold and difficult...or cold and wet and difficult...or cold and wet and dark and difficult.