People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Meditation is to be aware of what is going on in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world.

No one can practice the precepts perfectly, including the Buddha... Boiled vegetables contain dead bacteria. We cannot practice the First Precept or any of the precepts perfectly. But because of the real danger in our society-alcoholism has destroyed so many families and has brought about much unhappiness-we have to do something. We have to live in a way that will eradicate that kind of damage. That is why even if you can be very healthy with one glass of wine every week, I still urge you with all my strength to abandon that glass of wine.

We are often sad and suffer a lot when things change, but change and impermanence have a positive side. Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible. Life itself is possible... If your daughter is not impermanent, she cannot grow up to become a woman. Then your grandchildren would never manifest.

Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.

We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.

I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.