"You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself."
- Alan W. Watts
"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."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
"A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?"Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason."
- Shunryu Suzuki
"Too lazy to be ambitious,I let the world take care of itself.Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?Listening to the night ra..."
- Ryōkan
"Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances nothing will change. What is important is not to be defeated, to forge ahead bravely..."
- Daisaku Ikeda
"The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what it is whatever label you may put on it. The label is immaterial. E..."
- Walpola Rahula
"When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die."
- Gautama Buddha
"Sitting still is a pain in the ass."
- Noah Levine
"My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that..."
- Pema Chödrön
"According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God may be astonished at this reply. But if you were to ask..."