While drinking, while talking, while writing, while watering our garden, it's always possible to practice living in the here and the now.

By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.

The war is in our souls.

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.

Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

Silence is essential for deep transformation. It allows the practice of conscious breathing to become deep and effective. Like still water that reflects things as they are, the calming silence helps us to see things more clearly, and therefore, to be in deeper contact with ourselves and those around us.