54 quotes found
“I don't see money as evil or good: how can illusion be evil or good? But I don't see heroin or meth as evil or good, either. Which is more addictive & debilitating, money or meth? Attachment to ill...”
“But even a medicine man like myself has to have some money, because you force me to live in your make-believe world where I can't get along without it.”
“To be the master of tomorrow's dreams, you must first be the servant of today's planning.”
“Follow the dreams of others and you will receive a paycheck. Follow your own dreams and you will never check your pay.”
“On DreamsOnly one thing supersedes the importance of thinking about a better tomorrow. It's taking action today.”
“It makes no sense to compare yourself with others because there will always be better & worse people than you out there. Each person has his own path to make. You are where you are now. Could you r...”
“For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election.”
“Your Treasure House is in yourself, it contains all you need”
“Time is a watchful adversary, who waits enduringly for that merciless hour, hurrying to work the hands of separation.”
“If the world explore all my dark fantasy, will change for the better.”
“And remember whatever discipline you're in, whether you're a musician or a photographer, fine artist or a cartoonist, writer, a dancer, a singer, a designer... whatever you do, you have a thing tha...”
“Seeing what someone's reading is like seeing the first derivative of their thinking.”
“There will be times, for example, when you feel you are faking it. However hard you try genuinely to practice, it just doesn't feel right. And on the rare occasions it does feel authentic, the sens...”
“I was beginning to feel that there would never be another American uprising, that the energy was gone, and I have some reasons to think that might be true. I like to point out that the crime rate i...”
“I wanted to be a sadhu. But what good would it do for me to be a sadhu in India? A real test of faith would be to go back to one of the most materialistic, money-worshipping countries on earth [Ame...”
“Throwing your heart into something is great, but when any one thing becomes all that you stand for, you're vulnerable to an identity crisis when you pivot to a Plan B.”
“The sutras liken reincarnation to the relationship between teachers and students. A singing teacher teaches students how to sing. His students learn techniques and benefit from direct experiential ...”
“It is such a mistake to assume that practicing dharma will help us calm down and lead an untroubled life; nothing could be further from the truth. Dharma is not a therapy. Quite the opposite, in fa...”
“The aim of far too many teachings these days is to make people "feel good," and even some Buddhist masters are beginning to sound like New Age apostles. Their talks are entirely devoted to validati...”
“When you love another deeply, you gain strength. When you receive anothers deep love, you gain courage”
