The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.

The secret to happiness is happiness itself. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing. We don't have to travel anywhere else to do so. We can be in touch with these things right now.

Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time.

To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and healing of other people.

If you do not give right attention to the one you love, it is a kind of killing. When you are in the car together, if you are lost in your thoughts, assuming you already know everything about her, she will slowly die.

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

The electron is first of all your concept of the electron.