Quotes about Wisdom

Whatever views we hold, we should be careful not to get caught up in thinking that our view is the "best" and that only we have the truth.

Ignorance is in each cell of our body and our consciousness. It's like a drop of ink diffused in a glass of water.

Knowledge is the first obstacle of the mind that a meditator should be able to remove. We should not be too sure of anything.

Fear gives life to anger. You don't have peace when fear is there, so it becomes the soil on which anger can grow. Fear is based on ignorance, and this lack of understanding is also a primary cause of anger.

The people who wrote down the Bible and the people who wrote down the Mahayana sutras were artists. They used images to express their insights.

Life is short; it must not be spent in endless metaphysical speculations which will not be able to bring us the Truth.

In the second turning, we "Encourage" ourselves to practice this path. This is realized by learning, reflecting, and practicing. As we learn, whether by reading, listening, or discussing, we need to be open so we can see ways to put what we learn into practice. If learning is not followed by reflecting and practicing, it is not true learning.

What we lack is not an ideology or a doctrine that will save the world. What we lack is awareness of what we are, of what our true situation really is.

The problem is not one of being wrong or right, but one of being more or less skillful.

To reach truth is not to accumulate knowledge, but to awaken to the heart of reality. Reality reveals itself complete and whole at the moment of awakening. In the light of this awakening, nothing is added and nothing is lost; but emotions that are based on concepts can no longer affect a man.

Jon Gruden taught me the foundation of what I know about this game. Took me under his arm, taught me to see it from a big-picture perspective.

As long as you live, keep learning how to live.