Once you develop the practice of smiling, you may not need a reminder. You will smile as soon as you hear a bird singing or see the sunlight streaming through the window.

There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.

Transformations is the word. We can do the work of transformation only in the present moment

If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the world.

The therapist does not treat patients by simply giving them another set of beliefs. He or she tries to help them see which kinds of ideas and beliefs have led to their suffering. Many patients want to get rid of their painful feelings, but they do not want to get rid of their beliefs, the viewpoints that are the very roots of their feelings.

When you drop bombs on the enemy, you drop those same bombs on yourself, your own country.

When you have a stomach ache you don't tell your stomach to go away.