People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

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

The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.

In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing. If you are too sure, if you always have conviction, then you may be caught in your wrong perception for a long time.

Dealing with our overweight - or with any of our life's difficulties, for that matter - is not a battle to be fought. Instead, we must learn how to make friends with our hardships and challenges. They are there to help us; they are natural opportunities for deeper understanding and transformation, brining us more joy and peace as we learn to work with them.

When our beliefs are based on our own direct experience of reality and not on notions offered by others, no one can remove these beliefs from us.

You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea.