What is the gospel according to Jesus? Simply this: that the love we all long for in our innermost heart is already present, beyond longing.

When speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock.

If you listen to the traffic with a clear mind, without any concepts, it is not noisy, it is only what it is.

Education is no longer thought of as a preparation for adult life, but as a continuing process of growth and development from birth until death.

Even the purest of teachers will face bitter criticism from those who feel threatened by him.

What is the gospel according to Jesus? Simply this: that the love we all long for in our innermost heart is already present, beyond longing.

What people love about life is its miraculous beauty; what they hate about death is the loss and decay around it. Yet losing is not losing, and decay turns into beauty, as beauty turns back into decay. We are breathed in, breathed out. Therefore all you need is to understand the one breath that makes up the world.