The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with… — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
Traditionally, women didn't have much a role in Buddhism. The books were all written by monks, for other monks. So the general… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children,… — Richard Armour Copy Share Image
If the world is crazy, maybe it needs a few sane people in the middle of it. Why do monks lock themselves… — Tim Ward Copy Share Image
I would not be happy if I could not become a monk. They call it the beginner's mind - the deep intention,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Monks, one thing, if practiced and made much of, conduces to great thrill, great profit, great security after the toil, to mindfulness… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
In the Far East, it is taken for granted that the training of a monk is physically rigorous and academically challenging. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There cannot be self-restraint in the absence of desire: when there is no adversary, what avails thy courage? Hark, do not castrate… — Rumi Copy Share Image
Bop began with Jazz but one afternoon somewhere on a sidewalk maybe 1939, 1940, Dizzy Gillespie or Charlie Parker or Thelonious Monk… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
We don't want our players to be monks. We want them to be better football players because a monk doesn't play football… — Bobby Robson Copy Share Image
We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When I came out of the conservatory, the first thing I did was to go see Thelonious Monk. — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
We always think of saints as these monks or nuns or popes or priests from centuries ago who were celibate or lived… — Lino Rulli Copy Share Image
My head monk asked how it was walking. I said it hurt without shoes. And he said, 'It hurts on the foot… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Royce cast a harsh and anxious look at the prince. “What?” Alric asked. “I thought we discussed the importance of keeping a… — Michael J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the former, in… — Sulak Sivaraksa Copy Share Image
The dress does not make the monk. [Fr., L'habit ne fait le moine.] — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
The key to maintaining your inspiration in the day-to-day work of meditation practice is to approach it as play—a happy opportunity to… — Thanissaro Bhikkhu Copy Share Image
I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor. — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
In Koln, a town of monks and bones, And pavement fang'd with murderous stones, And rags and hags, and hideous wenches, I… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
With a secret smile, not unlike that of a healthy child,he walked along, peacefully, quietly. He wore his gown and walked along… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I love Meredith Monk, and with Instagram, I get a chance to see if she has a cat, and what's she reading. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
The demon of acedia -- also called the noonday demon -- is the one that causes the most serious trouble of all.… — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
