When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling each other about our own suffering, without blame or condemnation. It takes maybe one, two, three weeks to do that. And if communication and understanding are possible, negotiation will be easier. So if I am to organize a peace negotiation, I will organize it in that way.

If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech.

True love always brings joy to ourself and the one we love. If our love does not bring joy to both of us, it is not true love.

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.

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

‎We have a lamp inside us. The oil of that lamp is our breathing, our steps, and our peaceful smile. Our practice is to light up the lamp.

The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily lives, then we can change our governments and can change the world. Our president and governments are us. They reflect our lifestyle and our way of thinking. The way we hold a cup of tea, pick up the newspaper or even use toilet paper are directly related to peace.