“Meron bang taong walang itsura? Anu yun, abstract?”
“Walang mang-aalipin kung walang paaalipin.”
“The more we learn of outer space and inner space, of quasars and quarks, of Big Bangs and Little Blips, the more remote, abstract and intellectually inconsequential it all becomes.”
“Wala pa akong nakikitang aso na nagpapakitang-aso. Pero maraming taong nagkukunwaring tao.”
“Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang taong malapit sayo. Gamitin ang utakpara alagaan ang sarili mo.”
“We took a bus to the nearby monastery of one of the last great Tang dynasty Chan masters, Yun-men. Yun-men was known for his pithy “one word” Zen. When asked “What is the highest teaching of the Buddha?” he replied: “An appropriate statement.” On another occasion, he answered: “Cake.” I admired his directness.”