--- title: "3 Frank Ostaseski Quotes" description: "Frank Ostaseski is an American Buddhist teacher and a leader in the field of end-of-life care. He is the Guiding Teacher and founding director of the Ze..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-frank-ostaseski-88013.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Frank Ostaseski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-frank-ostaseski-88013.jpg) # Frank Ostaseski **3** quotes in **9** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Frank Ostaseski is an American Buddhist teacher and a leader in the field of end-of-life care. He is the Guiding Teacher and founding director of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. The AARP named him one of their "50 Most Innovative People Over 50" in 2003. ## Quotes by Frank Ostaseski > [“Do you see this glass?” he asked. “I love this glass. It holds the water admirably. When the sun shines on it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-ostaseski/do-you-see-this-glass-he-asked-i-love-this-glass-it-holds-the-water/) [Frank Ostaseski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-ostaseski/) [Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/frank-ostaseski-88013_sun-shines_do-you-see-this-glass-he-asked-i-love-th_2101573.jpg) > [“When we disown parts of ourself, we tend to judge others who display those same qualities. We lay claim to moral superiority.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-ostaseski/when-we-disown-parts-of-ourself-we-tend-to-judge-others-who-display/) [Frank Ostaseski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-ostaseski/) [Disown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/frank-ostaseski-88013_disown_when-we-disown-parts-of-ourself-we-tend_2832672.jpg) > [“In the Buddhist tradition, there is an image known as the wheel of samsara. Samsara means the cycle of death and rebirth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-ostaseski/in-the-buddhist-tradition-there-is-an-image-known-as-the-wheel-of/) [Frank Ostaseski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-ostaseski/) [Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/frank-ostaseski-88013_buddhism_in-the-buddhist-tradition-there-is-an-im_3047468.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-ostaseski/#itemlist", "name": "Frank Ostaseski Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do you see this glass?” he asked. “I love this glass. It holds the water admirably. When the sun shines on it, it reflects the light beautifully. When I tap it, it has a lovely ring. Yet for me, this glass is already broken. 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