We say that the sun is behind the clouds, but actually it is not the sun but the city from which we view it that is behind the clouds. If we realized that the sun is never behind the clouds we might have a different attitude toward the whole thing.

The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.

We are caught in a traffic jam of discursive thought.

The practice of meditation is a way of continuing one's confusion, chaos, aggression, and passion—but working with it, seeing it from the enlightened point of view.

Spirituality doesn’t exist on another level different from ordinary life.

Our bodies demand our attention; our bodies demand that we actually pay attention to what is going on with our lives.

For the very reason that we expect things to be good and beautiful, they won't be. In genuine spirituality, we don't look for bliss.