You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives -- the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.

We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.

In English we say 'we are' but it's proper to say 'we are becoming' because things are becoming.

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

Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it’s wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy.