The vast majority of the students I have taught have become self-sufficient and confident individuals who enjoy their lives.

Even the lucky ones, who do manage to become happy by attaining their goals, live each day in fear of losing whatever it is they may have gained.

You don't have to do anything to meditate. That's what makes it so difficult. Everybody wants to do something.

I encourage you to make money and to become enlightened. The two are not necessarily different. Have fun with whatever you do because we are only here for a while.

There are so many talented people in film today. There seem to be poor scripts, but the actors and actresses are very talented.

I realize that there's a thing called the bodhisattva ideal, and it's a very nice pinnacle of attention. It's a very egotistical thought, ultimately.

You are moving in and out of different advanced states of mind through your practice of meditation and mindfulness. It's that level of excellence that gives you joy in life, not the fact that you won or lost.