Be peace, don't just talk about it.

Your breathing should flow gracefully, like a river, like a watersnake crossing the water, and not like a chain of rugged mountains or the gallop of a horse. To master our breath is to be in control of our bodies and minds. Each time we find ourselves dispersed and find it difficult to gain control of ourselves by different means, the method of watching the breath should always be used.

The fact that I am standing there and washing bowls is a wondrous reality. I'm being completely myself, following my breath, conscious of my presence, and conscious of my thoughts and actions.

There are some people who eat an orange but don't really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.

There are always some people who are ready to embrace a doctrine, a notion, a dogma, and they miss the real teaching.

Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift!

Sometimes it is better not to talk about art by using the word "art". If we just act with awareness and integrity, our art will flower, and we don't have to talk about it at all.