When we enter the present moment deeply, our regrets and sorrows disappear, and we discover life with all its wonders.

Sometimes you have a flash of insight, but it's not strong enough to survive. Therefore in the practice of Buddhism, samadhi is the power to maintain insight alive in every moment, so that every speech, every word, every act will bear the nature of that insight. It is a question of cleaning. And you clean better if you are surrounded by those who are practicing exactly the same.

Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path.

Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.

It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community -a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Anger is the energy that people use in order to act. But when you are angry, you are not lucid, and you might do wrong things. That is why compassion is a better energy.