We must look deeply. When we buy something or consume something, we may be participating in an act of killing. This precept [non-killing] reflects our determination not to kill, either directly or indirectly, and also to prevent others from killing.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

I hold my face in my two hands. No, I am not crying. I hold my face in my two hands to keep the loneliness warm - two hands protecting, two hands nourishing, two hands preventing my soul from leaving me in anger.

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

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

A smile can change the situation of the world.

Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.