If we are at war with our parents, our family, our society, or our church, there is probably a war going on inside us also, so the most basic work for peace is to return to ourselves and create harmony among the elements within us - our feelings, our perceptions, and our mental states. That is why the practice of meditation, looking deeply, is so important.

Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.

Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.

Shallow understanding accompanies poor compassion; great understanding goes with great compassion.

Deep listening helps us to recognize the existence of wrong perceptions in the other person and wrong perceptions in us.