Our intentions - noticed or unnoticed, gross or subtle contribute either to our suffering or to our happiness. Intentions are sometimes called seeds. The garden you grow depends on the seeds you plant and water. Long after a deed is done, the trace or momentum of the intention behind it remains as a seed, conditioning our future happiness or unhappiness.

If you want to attain peace, live peacefully

People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices. They tend to respond automatically, blindly influenced by their circumstances and conditioning. Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act.

To be 'free' only when things are pleasant is not real freedom.

Buddhism’s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm.

Freedom from clinging gives room in our hearts to grow.

Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act