Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.

Greater than all the joysOf heaven and earth,Greater still than dominionOver all the worlds,Is the joy of reaching the stream.

To be free, to come to terms with our lives, we have to have a direct experience of ourselves as we really are, warts and all.

With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.

We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.

Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

Maybe it’s something which can’t be defined,” Enso Roshi says. “Maybe it’s a question, to be lived.

To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselves—and each other.

Again and again, counteract the agitation and turbulence of the mind by relaxing more deeply, not by contracting the body or mind.

When fear and suffering are disliked by me and others equally what is so special about me that I protect myself and not the other?

The son needs the father to have access to his source, and the father needs the son to have access to the future and the infinite.

When happiness is liked by me and others equally, what is so special about me that I should strive after happiness only for myself?

People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.