When we want a cup of tea our main wish is to drink tea, but to fulfill this wish we naturally develop the secondary wish to find a cup. In a similar way, the main wish of those who have great compassion is to protect all living beings from their suffering, but to fulfill this wish they know they must first attain Buddhahood themselves and so they naturally develop the secondary wish to attain enlightenment.

Our mind is like a field, and performing actions is like sowing seeds in that field.

Being patient means to welcome wholeheartedly whatever arises.

The more we control our mind, the more our inner peace increases and the happier we become

In reality, our mind is the creator of all the things we experience.

Today we can see many different forms of Buddhism, such as Zen and Theravada Buddhism. All these different aspects are practices of Buddha's teachings, and all are equally precious; they are just different presentations.

Listening is a lamp that dispels the darkness of ignorance.