“Religion was best understood when least talked of.”

“Your religion is not the best nor the worst when compared to other beliefs.”

“I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.”

“Promotion is everywhere, even when it comes on practising and choosing the best religion for yourself.”

“Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble.”

“Sometimes you best avoid talking by being quiet, but sometimes you best avoid talking by talking.”

“One more word on talking, before I stop talking, at least about this subject: You or I may not like the talker, but talk matters, much of the time. It is especially significant when the talker is lonely — when most around him are keeping mum.”

“I said "water" expecting the Word would satisfy my thirst,
Talking all about the second and third
When I haven't understood the first.”

“Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.”

“When you talk about yourself for 35 years, first of all, it gets repetitious. And then it seems a little bit excessive, at the least.”