The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person.

Follow your breathing, dwell mindfully on your steps, and soon you will find your balance.

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.

Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart. Even if he says things that are full of wrong perceptions, full of bitterness, you are still capable of continuing to listen with compassion. Because you know that listening like that, you give that person a chance to suffer less.