When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.

Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.

What we most need to do is to hear within us the sound of the Earth crying.

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

But if we have the energy of compassion and loving kindness in us, the people around us will be influenced by our way of being and living.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.