Samuel Butler

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.

Eating is touch carried to the bitter end.

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.

God cannot alter the past, but historians can.

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

The valley stream’s rushing sound is the eloquent tongue of Buddha. The mountain’s vibrant colours are nothing but the Buddha’s form.

Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.

Perhaps the most spiritual thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with the eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

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.

The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.

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

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

We talk a lot about hope, helping, and teamwork. Our whole message is that we are more powerful together.

A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. Frauds deceive. An event which creates faith does not deceive: therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle.

In order to fulfill yourself, you have to forget yourself. In order to find yourself, you have to lose yourself.

Each step along the Buddha’s path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.