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

Each moment you are alive is a gem. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed.

When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.

When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize peace for the whole world. With the smile that you produce in yourself, with the conscious breathing you establish within yourself, you begin to work for peace in the world.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

The kingdom of God is available to you in the here and the now. But the question is whether you are available to the kingdom. Our practice is to make ourselves ready for the kingdom so that it can manifest in the here and the now. You don't need to die in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. In fact, you have to be truly alive in order to do so.

Most of us experience a life full of wonderful moments and difficult moments. But for many of us, even when we are most joyful, there is fear behind our joy.