In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.

To make your voice heard is difficult. Sometimes we have to burn ourselves in order to be heard. It is out of compassion that you do that. It is the act of love and not of despair.

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

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.

We are always running, and it has become a habit. We struggle all the time, even during our sleep. We are at war with ourselves, and we can easily start a war with others.

You are not an observer, you are a participant.

Your breathing should flow gracefully, like a river, like a watersnake crossing the water, and not like a chain of rugged mountains or the gallop of a horse. To master our breath is to be in control of our bodies and minds. Each time we find ourselves dispersed and find it difficult to gain control of ourselves by different means, the method of watching the breath should always be used.