Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea.

There are two ways to wash the dishes. One way is to wash them to get them clean. The other way is to wash them in order to wash the dishes.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.

As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing.