I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is the concrete methods of practice.

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore.

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.

What happens in the present moment? In the present moment, you are producing thought, speech, and action. And they continue in the world.

As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing.