A bodhisattva is someone who has compassion within himself or herself and who is able to make another person smile or help someone suffer less. Every one of us is capable of this.

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

As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger. Like a fireman, we have to pour water on the blaze first and not waste time looking for the one who set the house on fire. "Breathing in, I know that I am angry. Breathing out, I know that I must put all my energy into caring for my anger." So we avoid thinking about the other person, and we refrain from doing or saying anything as long as our anger persists. If we put all our mind into observing our anger, we will avoid doing any damage that we may regret later.

When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not practice mindful consumption, we cannot save our planet.

Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization.

In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.