What happens in the present moment? In the present moment, you are producing thought, speech, and action. And they continue in the world.

The secret to happiness is happiness itself. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing. We don't have to travel anywhere else to do so. We can be in touch with these things right now.

Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later.

Our own life has to be our message.

Every day we touch what is wrong, and, as a result, we are becoming less and less healthy. That is why we have to learn to practice touching what is not wrong—inside us and around us. When we get in touch with our eyes, our heart, our liver, our breathing, and our non-toothache and really enjoy them, we see that the conditions for peace and happiness are already present.

Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.

Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.