You are like a candle. Imagine you are sending light out all around you. All your words, thoughts and actions are going in many directions. If you say something kind, your kind words go in many directions, and you yourself go with them. We are ...transforming and continuing in a different form at every moment.

Each breath we take, each step we make, each smile we realize, is a positive contribution to peace... a necessary step in the direction of peace for the world.

Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action.

Even if you only stop and focus on your breathing for a few breaths, or for a minute or two, its very valuable.

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore.

You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.