Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.

As you embrace your pain, you get relief and you find out how to handle that emotion. And if you know how to handle the fear, then you have enough insight in order to solve the problem. The problem is to not allow that anxiety to take over.

The bad things, don't do them. The good things, try to do them. Try to purify, subdue your own mind. That is the teaching of all buddhas.

Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn't mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you're truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.

I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.

Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings.

Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and joy?