Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.

Meditation is not an escape from life... but preparation for really being in life.

"I am breathing in and liberating my mind. I am breathing out and liberating my mind." One practices like this.

The Buddha always reminds us that our afflictions, including our fear and our desiring, are born from our ignorance. That is why in order to dissipate fear, we have to remove wrong perception.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Mindful consumption is the object of this precept. We are what we consume. If we look deeply into the items that we consume every day, we will come to know our own nature very well. We have to eat, drink, consume, but if we do it unmindfully, we may destroy our bodies and our consciousness, showing ingratitude toward our ancestors, our parents, and future generations.

I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath.