D. T. Suzuki

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

Zen has no business with ideas.

The intuitive recognition of the instant, thus reality… is the highest act of wisdom.

Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.

When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, ‘How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.

The essence of Buddhism is, if you can, to help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.

Only a spiritual being has awareness.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

The greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure.

Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize in our own being, we are enough.

Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.

In the end, only three things matter: How much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

It’s not about approving or liking, but just being able to allow the world to be the way it is without resenting, hating, or judging it.

Right now, it’s like this.

The ordinary mind is the way.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.