All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.

An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger's saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square, Outlasts the whole forest.

We need faith, not because there are beings who will punish us or reward us, but because gods are a wonderful way of describing things that are happening to us.

The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.

We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are.

Once you have seen the face of God, you see the same face on everyone you meet.

There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary.