It's wonderful to be alive and to walk on earth.

Suppose you are drinking a cup of tea. When you hold your cup, you may like to breathe in, to bring your mind back to your body, and you become fully present. And when you are truly there, something else is also there - life, represented by the cup of tea. In that moment you are real, and the cup of tea is real. You are not lost in the past, in the future, in your projects, in your worries. You are free from all of these afflictions. And in that state of being free, you enjoy your tea. That is the moment of happiness, and of peace.

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.

Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all the muscles in my body.

In English we say 'we are' but it's proper to say 'we are becoming' because things are becoming.

If you are truly present and know how to take care of the present moment as best you can, you are doing your best for the future already.

By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better & prepare for a better future.