You are not an observer, you are a participant.

When reality is perceived in its nature of ultimate perfection, the practitioner has reached a level of wisdom called non-discrimination mind - a wondrous communion in which there is no longer any distinction made between subject and object.

The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame and recognition, chasing after desires, spending time with people of poor character, and being satisfied with only a shallow understanding of the teaching.

Meditation is to be aware of what is going on in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world.

There are some people who eat an orange but don't really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.

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

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.