I have lost my smile, but don't worry. The dandelion has it.

Preventing war is much better than protesting against the war. Protesting the war is too late.

You are not an observer, you are a participant.

Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we have to practice to be able to enjoy it? No, we just enjoy it. Each second, each minute of our lives can be like this. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, even the sensation of our breathing. We don't need to go to China to enjoy the blue sky. We don't have to travel into the future to enjoy our breathing. We can be in touch with these things right now.

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

Even if we cannot be completely non-voilent, by being vegetarian we are going in the direction of non-voilence

We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.