We Cannot Solve Life's Problems Except By

Whenever We Think Of Ourselves As Doing Something For Someone Else, We Are In Some Way Denying Our Own Responsibility. Whatever We Do Is Done Because We Choose To Do It, And We Make That Choice Because It Is The One That Satisfies Us The Most.

Problems Call Forth Our Courage And Our Wisdom; Indeed, They Create Our Courage And Wisdom.

In And Through Community Lies The Salvation Of The World.

But For The First Time, I Had A Religious Identity. I Had Come Home. And So I Called Myself A Zen Buddhist At The Age Of 18.

I Make No Distinction Between The Mind And The Spirit, And Therefore No Distinction Between The Process Of Achieving Spiritual Growth And Achieving Mental Growth. They Are One And The Same.