Will McIntosh Quotes

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is the concrete methods of practice.

I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat.

When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That's what attracted me to Buddhism.

I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects.

I spend a lot of time with Buddhists. I'm not a Buddhist, but their relationship with death interests me.

I'm just the worst little Buddhist in town.

I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the way I look at the world.

I certainly haven't lived the life of a Buddhist monk.

The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.

What's really great about Buddhism is its rational, informal quality. Coming from my experience of growing up a Catholic, I found Buddhism to be refreshingly easygoing and forgiving.

Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

Change is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent.

I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.

For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind.

There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of my life over the last couple years.

Well, for one thing, in the tradition of Zen that I've practiced, there is no prayerful worship and there is no affirmation of a deity.

If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good.