To see them succeed, to see them improve, that is what matters.

In the Orient we have known for thousands of years that the most powerful tonic for ill health is a happy and clear mind.

It is more important to repeat a mantra several times with total absorption than to parrot it for hours on end.

Whether it's a fully enlightened Christ or Buddha, or just a more aware Martin Luther King, Kennedy or Gandhi, what did they do with them here? They shoot them, crucify them, and get them out of the way because people are afraid of truth.

The purpose of enlightenment is certainly not the teacher, nor is it you. It doesn't have a purpose. Enlightenment simply exists.

Sensitivity is a too-way street. When you are sensitive you can feel and appreciate, but you can also be injured more easily.

Eventually light prevails, you just have to be patient. So practice Buddhism, learn to be enlightened, put a smile on your face, go find a great teacher, meditate, and stay funny.