Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

We have to learn to die in every moment in order to be fully alive.

Wrong perceptions cannot be removed by guns and bombs. They should be removed by deep listening, compassionate listening, and loving space.

It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of humankind.

Be mindful 24 hours a day, not just during the one hour you may allot for formal meditation or reading scripture and reciting prayers. Each act must be carried out in mindfulness.

Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.