God is a pure no-thing, concealed in now and here; the less you reach for him, the more he will appear.

Christ could be born a thousand times in Bethlehem - but all in vain until He is born in me.

A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature.

The rose does not have a why; it blossums without reason, forgetful of self and oblivious to our vision.

By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound.

The one awakened liberated sees all things as one unseparated.

God does not care what good you did, but why you did it. He does not grade the fruit but probes the core and tests the root.