Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

In every country in the world, killing human beings is condemned. The Buddhist precept of non-killing extends even further, to include all living beings.

Breath is aligned with both body and mind and it alone can bring them together.

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.

We inter-breath with the rain forests, we drink from the oceans. They are part of our own body.

Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.

Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.