Deep listening helps us to recognize the existence of wrong perceptions in the other person and wrong perceptions in us.

There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time.

Don't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot.

Being rich is an obstacle to loving. When you are rich, you want to continue to be rich, and so you end up devoting all your time, all your energy, in your daily life to stay rich.

I do not watch television. But I'm in touch with the world. If anything really important happens, someone will tell me.

Be part of the miraculous moment.

To be beautiful means to be yourself.You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. When you are born a lotus flower, be a beautiful lotus flower, don't try to be a magnolia flower. If you crave acceptance and recognition and try to change yourself to fit what other people want you to be, you will suffer all your life. True happiness and true power lie in understanding yourself, accepting yourself, having confidence in yourself.