Wisdom and joy arise when you learn to exist now rather than in the nonexistent past or future.

We all need a place that is safe and wholesome enough for us to return for refuge. In Buddhism, that refuge is mindfulness.

Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen monk, author and peace activist.

If you have not suffered hunger, you do not appreciate having something to eat. If you have not gone through a war, you don't know the value of peace. That is why we should not try to run away from one thing after another thing. Holding our suffering, looking deeply into it, we find a way to happiness.

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in your heart.

If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid.