To condemn someone to death is to surrender; it proves that you failed. You are not able to change him, to change her; you have to kill him or her. You surrender. ... You only demonstrate your lack of capacity, your helplessness. This is failure.

With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.

You have to do it by yourself. You can not do it alone.

Looking deeply into the wrong perceptions, ideas, and notions that are at the base of our suffering is the most important practice in Buddhist meditation.

I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.

It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

Buddhism has to do with your daily life, with your suffering and with the suffering of the people around you.