Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift!

You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your own garden and master the art of gardening. In each one of us there are flowers and there is also garbage. The garbage is the anger, fear, discrimination, and jealousy within us. If you water the garbage, you will strengthen the negative seeds. If you water the flowers of compassion, understanding, and love, you will strengthen the positive seeds. What you grow is up to you.

When the energy of compassion and love touches us, healing establishes itself.

We try to live every moment like that, dwelling peacefully in the present moment, and respond to events with compassion.

Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace and happiness to nations, people, and members of our family.... In order to reconcile, you have to possess the art of deep listening.

Harm no person, animal, plant or mineral.

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?