I am in the present. I don't think of the past. I don't think of the future.

Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.

Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.

From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful, we may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness, when we can walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend, enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.