In order to rally people, governments need enemies... if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the world.

To meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you.

The raft is used to cross the river. It isn't to be carried around on your shoulders. The finger which points at the moon isn't the moon itself.

We will not just say, "I love him very much," but instead, "I will do something so that he will suffer less." The mind of compassion is truly present when it is effective in removing another person's suffering.

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects, our uncertainty, our craving, how can we have the time to stop and look deeply into the situation-our own situation, the situation of our beloved one, the situation of our family and of our community, and the situation of our nation and of the other nations?

Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and joy?