To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

Breathe and you dwell in the here and now, breath and you see impermanence is life.

When you hold a child in your arms, or hug your mother, or your husband, or your friend, if you breathe in and out three times, your happiness will be multiplied at least tenfold.

We try to live every moment like that, dwelling peacefully in the present moment, and respond to events with compassion.

Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.

To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living things with the eyes of compassion.

When you look at the sun during your walking meditation, the mindfulness of the body helps you to see that the sun is in you; without the sun there is no life at all and suddenly you get in touch with the sun in a different way.