Germany is a nation that created an enormous amount of suffering on the planet. The German people also themselves have suffered, because it always goes together.

The primary purpose of life is in being in the NOW.

Only if you resist what happens are you at the mercy of what happens, and the world will determine your happiness and unhappiness

Non- reaction is not weakness, But Strength!

The other person's presence ultimately is the same as your presence, because it is in presence that there is true meeting.

Teaching a practice can also be a hindrance if it becomes one's identity. To be a spiritual teacher is a temporary function. I'm a spiritual teacher when somebody comes to me and some teaching happens, but the moment they leave I'm no longer a spiritual teacher. If I carry the identity of spiritual teacher, it will cause suffering.

Enthusiasm is when the universe creates through you. You are involved in a creative act. You are bringing something new into this world. When that energy comes in, you feel an intense aliveness that flows into what you do. That is enthusiasm.