In order to live with integrity, we must stop fragmenting and compartmentalizing our lives. Telling lies at work and then expecting great truths in meditation is nonsensical.

-Sharon Salzberg

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

- Bertrand Russell

Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it’s dark.

- Zen proverb

As soon as you notice the slightest sign of indifference, the moment you become aware of the loss of a certain seriousness, of longing, of enthusiasm and zest, take it as a warning. Your soul suffers if you live superficially.

-Albert Schweitzer

When I try too hard to get my life into order, I forget the order that gives rise to this life—an order born of mystery, but an order nonetheless.

-Sy Safransky, The Sun, Issue 381

The moment I let go of it was
The moment I got more than I could handle
The moment I jumped off of it was
The moment I touched down

-Alanis Morissette in Thank U

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

-Anais Nin

“I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light and of Peace, When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One.”

“How can I possibly sleep this moonlit evening? Come, my friends, let’s sing and dance all night long. Stretched out, tipsy, under the vast sky: splendid dreams beneath the cherry blossoms. Wild roses, plucked from fields full of croaking frogs: float them in your wine and enjoy every minute.”

–Ryokan

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”

- Alan Kay