...we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . .

At the moment of death, there are two things that count: whatever we have done in our lives, and what state of mind we are in at that very moment. Even if we have accumulated a lot of negative karma, if we are able to make a real change of heart at the moment of death, it can decisively influence our future, and transform our karma, for the moment of death is an exceptionally powerful opportunity to purify karma.

This world can seem marvellously convincing until death collapses the illusion and evicts us from our hiding place. What will happen to us then if we have no clue of any deeper reality?

The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your own mind, is called mantra.

I can't say it strongly enough; to integrate meditation in action is the whole ground and point and purpose of meditation

The future is very much in our hands--in our actions.

Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.