Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth.

Happiness and suffering support each other. To be is to inter-be. It's like the left and the right. If the left is not there, the right cannot be there. The same is true with suffering and happiness, good and evil.

Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.

The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.

Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others.

Happiness does not come from consumption of things.

At the moment of waking up, before getting out of bed, get in touch with your breath