Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we have to cultivate, and negative habit energies that we have to recognize, embrace and transform. The energy with which we do these things is mindfulness.

You can only recognize your happiness against the background of suffering.

When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, and much happiness.

Anger and hatred are the materials from which hell is made.

The first thing I learned was that even if you have a lot of money and power and fame, you can still suffer very deeply.

To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the world. When we settle into the present moment, we can see the beauties and wonders before our eyes.

I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life