Our job this day is to become part of the answer to the world's immense and protracted suffering rather than continuing our ancient task of being part of the difficulty.

Stands must be taken. If I am to respect myself I have to search myself for what I believe is right and take a stand on what I find. Otherwise, I have not gathered together what I have been given; I have not embraced what I have learned; I lack my own conviction.

Peace, or freedom from conflict, is the absolute core of happiness. It is in learning to watch our sense of peace that we avoid unhappiness. All forms of misery are heralded by a frame of mind that must become immediately recognizable if we are ever to gain mastery in happiness...Take the time to look in your heart and be clear. Walk through life being clear. Practice doing each thing in peace.

Next time I will ..." "From now on I will ..." - What makes me think I am wiser today than I will be tomorrow?

I don't need a "reason" to be happy. I don't have to consult the future to know how happy I feel now.

When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.

It's not that we fear the place of darkness, but that we don't think we are worth the effort to find the place of light.