You are not an observer, you are a participant.

When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness

I am you and you are me; it is obvious we inter-are.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies... if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

A look filled with understanding, an accepting smile, a loving word, a meal shared in warmth and awareness are the things which create happiness in the present moment. By nourishing awareness in the present moment, you can avoid causing suffering to yourself and those around you. The way you look at others, your smile, and your small acts of caring can create happiness. True happiness does not depend on wealth or fame.

A flower is not a flower. It is made only of non-flower elements - sunshine, clouds, time, space, earth, minerals, gardeners, and so on. A true flower contains the whole universe. If we return any one of these non-flower elements to its source, there will be no flower.

I don't have to hate any person because I can always start anew, I can always reconcile.