We must see that consciousness is neither an isolated soul nor the mere function of a single nervous system, but of that totality of interrelated stars and galaxies which makes a nervous system possible.

It takes time for an acorn to turn into an oak, but the oak is already implied in the acorn.

The fools standpoint is that all social institutions are games. He sees the whole world as game playing. That's why, when people take their games seriously and take on stern and pious expressions, the fool gets the giggles because he knows that it is all a game.

The whole point of Zen is to suspend the rules we have superimposed on things and to see the world as it is

A paradox is only a truth standing on its head to attract attention.

Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we're not alone.

Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them.