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.

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything.

When you have a toothache, you think that not having a toothache will make you very happy. But when you don't have a toothache, often you are still not happy. If you practice awareness, you suddenly become very rich, very very happy.

Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later.

Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.

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.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.