I think East Asian countries, I think they're very fortunate to have Buddhism survive as a strong influence because right from the time when Buddha h….
I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'.
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by..
Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. What yo….
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 Bud….
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to….
I decided that we'd have to take our chances with the law and get the hell out of Baltimore. I thought of seeking asylum in Canada or Australia or En….
Celibacy is one of the most unnatural things. It has destroyed so many human beings - millions - Catholic monks, Hindu monks, Buddhist monks, Jaina m….
I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian..
If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate..
If you don't see God in the next person you meet, look no further..
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves..
The difference between theism and nontheism is not whether one does or does not believe in God. . . Theism is a deep-seated conviction that there's s….
In Buddhist practice, the outward and inward aspects of taking the one seat meet on our meditation cushion..
I'd like to say is that we shouldn't have an idea that the goal of spiritual practice is to annihilate ones ego, that would be a mistake. In the earl….
The Buddhists think that, because we've all had infinite previous lives, we've all been each other's relatives. Therefore all of you, in the Buddhist….
Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew..
The energy of the mind is the essence of life..