Orange Juice? Sure. Toast? Sure. One last time on the couch? Sure. Phone number? Sure. See you again? Oooh, absolutely. That was the lie I told. Probably not, that was the truth, that was that which went unspoken.

It is the rub that polishes the jewel,” Enso Roshi says. “Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever gets to heaven, without going through hell. The center of all things, the truth, is surrounded by demons.

Hatred never ceases with hatred, but with love alone is healed.

Do you want love, or do you want control?

Is it love, or is it attachment? Do you want to love her, or do you want to control her?

You necessarily have to be lost, before you’re found.

If you go to war with your mind, you will always be at war.

To love one’s self, this is the greatest challenge we are all called to face.

To love, and be loved, this is the greatest challenge that any of us face in our lives.