Every practice at some point will become a hindrance. No practice can ever take you there, to freedom, to liberation. That's important to realize.

The goal has its importance. But the doing is what is truly fulfilling. Every enthusiastic person has a goal that may be important, but the doing is intensely fulfilling, and it is the essence of enthusiasm.

The power of movies lies in the fact that it enables the viewer to enter the reality, to some extent, of the characters.

Empathy with someone else's pain or lack and a desire to help need to be balanced with a deeper realization of the eternal nature of all life and the illusion of all pain. Then let your peace flow into whatever you do, and you will be working on the levels of effect and cause simultaneously.

Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and listen. No more is needed.

Don't seek happiness. If you seek it, you won't find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. Happiness is ever elusive, but freedom from unhappiness is attainable now, by facing what is rather than making up stories about it.

Work to recognize the primary importance of the present moment.