I always tell people that if you get upset over what someone says, imagine him or her with a clown's nose on and you won't get so angry..

In every area, working with what you habitually reject is one of the best ways to facilitate growth and transformation..

Our tendency in life is to avoid things that frighten us. But in order to become whole, we need to go deeper and deeper into ourselves by reaching fu….

I honor businesses for what they do, I honor nonprofits for what they do, I honor government for what it does, and then I invite everyone to the tabl….

Look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself..

When you care about perfection, you care about an expectation. But there is also caring for where I am right now, for what's happening right now. Whe….

The pursuit of enlightenment is for the purpose of the world, not merely for the purpose of the individual. Practices for enlightenment must lead to ….

It's very rare to be in a state where there's nothing in, where you have no attachment to any idea or concept about yourself. In that state you've im….

Take the selfishness out of anger and you're left with determination..

Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning...look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself..

When we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise..

Our work may be important, but we don't take it too seriously. Otherwise, we get attached to one relatively small thing and ignore the rest of life..

Each of is an arm of Kannon, enabling Kannon to do her work. Like her, we're also overwhelmed, but when we reallize that the millions of pieces are a….

I always have this red nose in my pocket, and if it looks like I'm taking things too seriously, or the person I'm talking to is taking them too serio….

We're creating a little niche for ourselves instead of working the whole canvas..

When we go... to bear witness to life on the streets, we're offering ourselves. Not blankets, not food, not clothes, just ourselves..

People get stuck a lot because they're afraid to act; in the worst case,...we get so attached to some end result that we can't function. We need help….

Don't make a whole to-do about it. Don't get down on yourself be- cause you're not an expert rower; don't start reading too many books in order to do….

Sometimes you come to a fall and sometimes you come to white water. Your rowing has to adapt to the situation. You can't do the same stroke coming do….

The extraordinary language of Nonviolent Communication is changing how parents relate to children, teachers to students, and how we all related to ea….

The basic problem, actually, is how to get rid of the idea that we're going to get rid of our problems. Only then can we relate directly with the rea….