Buddhahood is a state free of all obstructions to knowledge and disturbing emotions. It is the state in which the mind is fully evolved.

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism, the way you play it is free will.

A complete fast is a complete and literal denial of self. It is the truest prayer. A genuine fast cleanses the body, mind and soul. It cruci­fies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free. What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner. Whenever there is distress which one cannot remove, one must fast and pray.

We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky.