As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift!

By taking a look at your anger it can be transformed into the kind of energy that you need - understanding and compassion.

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.

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.

Each breath we take, each step we make, each smile we realize, is a positive contribution to peace... a necessary step in the direction of peace for the world.