We see the most beautiful creations whither. The beautiful young maiden becomes the old woman and she hates her body because it isn't what it used to be. The young man becomes the old dotard who has trouble remembering.

When your Japanese lifetime is coming out, drink all the sake you want. Have a little bash.

The key to happiness, in my opinion, is taking the time to find out what your spirit wants you to do, and doing it.

Career success means making enough money to lead the kind of life you would like to lead as a practicing Buddhist.

Our past affects us, our present affects us, and even our future can affect us. We live in the relative world of time and space.

Everyone feels some jealousy, some anger, and some hostility. Don't feel guilty. But to allow them to become dominant expressions of your way of life is off the wall.

The path is focus. The power of focus is absolutely essential. To stop all thoughts, you have to have tremendous power of focus.