In true love, you attain freedom.

The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives -- the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.

As children, Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. The Buddha became aware at an early age that suffering is pervasive. Jesus must have had the same kind of insight, because they both made every effort to offer a way out. We, too, must learn to live in ways that reduce the world's suffering.

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

Be mindful 24 hours a day, not just during the one hour you may allot for formal meditation or reading scripture and reciting prayers. Each act must be carried out in mindfulness.

Don't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot.

Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.