If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love.

You are what you want to become. Why search anymore? You are a wonderful manifestation. The whole universe has come together to make your existence possible. There is nothing that is not you. The kingdom of God, the Pure Land, nirvana, happiness, and liberation are all you.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.

Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.

As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize our lives are good enough, happiness immediately appears. That is the practice of contentment.