Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it.

The focusing of attention on the breath is perhaps the most universal of the many hundreds of meditation subjects used worldwide.

The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.

Whatever we cultivate in times of ease, we gather as strength for times of change.

The aim of spiritual life is to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.

When we feel anger toward someone, we can consider that they are a being just like us, who has faced much suffering in life.

The trouble is that you think you have time.