“The Buddha said that there are three times that a person should consider the consequences of any action: before, during, and after. One should reflect thus, he said. Is what I am about to do . . . ...”

“The Buddhas criteria for Wise Speech includein addition to the obvious expectation that speech be truthful that it be timely, gentle, motivated by kindness, and helpful.”

“The next-to-last sentence that the Buddha is reported to have spoken as he was dying, before his final sentence of encouragement to his community, was Transient are all conditioned things.”

“The Buddha’s criteria for Wise Speech include—in addition to the obvious expectation that speech be truthful— that it be timely, gentle, motivated by kindness, and helpful.”

“Love one another." If we took those simple words to heart, we'd already be the Buddhas Jesus wanted us to be.”

“being attached to any one philosophy or religiondwelling on moot differences and wanting to fit indespite the path all are led Home in timefollowing an alternative pathway is certainly no crimeKris...”

“True love is born from understanding.”