“If you are excited, it ruins everything. You don’t see things clear through. You stop there and don’t go any further. For this reason, when you train the mind or contemplate the mind to the point of gaining clear realizations every now and then, regard them as simply things to observe.” Upasika Kee Nanayon

“It is when we begin to witness interdependence that we see the true importance of personal responsibility. Once we see that nothing happens in a vacuum, that’s the exact moment when we are properly inspired to become accountable for our own mind.” Ethan Nichtern

“Every day, priests minutely examine the Law and endlessly chant complicated sutras. Before doing that, though, they should learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon.” Ikkyu

“It is so clear that what I do is irrelevant. It is the purpose behind it that gives what I do meaning. Confusion arises because my ego cannot distinguish between form and content and always rushes to ‘improve’ form. Our financial system, our political system, our relationships are based on form not content. Time to turn inwards and embrace the content: giving and receiving Love.” Diederik Wolsak

“You cannot drop what you truly are. You can only drop your self-image. Your Self you can only be.” Mooji

“We believe too quickly in feelings and thought-processes. You must become more detached from them. Keep looking without interpreting so quickly. Once you understand you are the witness to what is playing in the mind, if you don’t identify too quickly, you start to become aware of your own presence.” Mooji

“If you notice your attention caught by an unhealthy distraction – such as spacing out on the web – ask yourself, “What would I have to experience if I didn’t turn toward this habit?”  Hugh Byrne

“There is no true solitude except interior solitude.  And interior solitude is not possible for anyone who does not accept his true place in relation to other men. There is no true peace possible for the man who still imagines that some accident of talent or grace or virtue segregates him from other men and places him above them.” Thomas Merton

“Our minds are like crows.  They pick up everything that glitters, no matter how uncomfortable our nests get with all of that metal.”  Thomas Merton

“If you never have had any distractions you don’t know how to pray.  For the secret of prayer is a hunger for God and for a vision of God, a hunger that lies far deeper than the level of language or affection.”  Thomas Merton