The Supreme Court of the United States is an institution damned by God Almighty.
Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.
Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind.
Faith is like pure eyes that enable us to see a pure and perfect world beyond the suffering world of samsara.
All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream
Love is the great protector, protecting us from anger and jealousy.
Whenever anyone, Buddhist or not, sees a Temple or an image of Buddha they receive blessings.
Religion is based on the idea that God is an imbecile.
In my little town, Sighet, which is in Romania, Hungary-Romania, but a real shtetl, a little [Jewish] village - and we began with the Chumash [Pentateuch], probably at age four.
What strip mining is to nature the art market has become to culture.
I think it's really important with kids just to show them the beauty of nature and teach them a profound respect for nature.