We will not just say, "I love him very much," but instead, "I will do something so that he will suffer less." The mind of compassion is truly present when it is effective in removing another person's suffering.

Awareness is a mirror reflecting the four elements. Beauty is a heart that generates love and a mind that is open.

We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.

Meditation is not an escape from life... but preparation for really being in life.

I don't have to hate any person because I can always start anew, I can always reconcile.

It's wonderful to be alive and to walk on earth.

If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide the world with a solid base of peace. If you do not give yourself peace, how can you share it with others? If you do not begin your peace work with yourself, where will you go to begin it?