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

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

If you come to Plum Village in the summertime, you see many lotus flowers. Without the mud the lotus flowers cannot grow. You cannot separate lotus flowers from the mud. It is the same with understanding and love. These are two kinds of flowers that grow on the ground of suffering

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.

It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.

Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.