The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything. We can never say that we are simply falling to pieces or that anyone else is, and we can never say that about the world either. Within our lifetime there will be great problems in the world, but let us make sure than within our lifetime do disasters happen. We can prevent them. It is up to us.

When we hide from the world in this way, we feel secure. We may think we have quieted our fear, but we are actually making ourselves numb with fear. We surround ourselves with our own familiar thoughts, so that nothing sharp or painful can touch us.

In the practice of sitting meditation you relate to your daily life all the time. Meditation practice brings our neuroses to the surface rather than hiding them at the bottom of our minds. It enables us to relate to our lives as something workable.

The simplicity of meditation means just experiencing the ape instinct of ego.

Hope and fear cannot alter the seasons

The ideal of helping is to make others independent of you. You help them to become more independent rather than making them addicted to you.

we must continue to be open in the face of great opposition. No one is encouraging us to be open and still we must peel away the layers of the heart.