When we look deeply into the heart of a flower, we see clouds, sunshine, minerals, time, the earth, and everything else in the cosmos in it. Without clouds there could be no rain, and without rain there would be no flower.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

It is not a matter of faith, it is a matter of practice

All violence is injustice. Responding to violence with violence is injustice, not only to the other person but also to oneself. Responding to violence with violence resolves nothing; it only escalates violence, anger and hatred. It is only with compassion that we can embrace and disintegrate violence. This is true in relationships between individuals as well as in relationships between nations.

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

Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.

Buddhism has to do with your daily life, with your suffering and with the suffering of the people around you.