The most important thing that we can do for the healing of our world is to hear inside ourselves, the sounds of the earth crying.

Transformations is the word. We can do the work of transformation only in the present moment

To be spiritual means to be solid, calm, and peaceful and to be able to look deeply inside and around us.

Before you do something to help, your presence already can bring some relief.

Shallow understanding accompanies poor compassion; great understanding goes with great compassion.

We must look deeply. When we buy something or consume something, we may be participating in an act of killing. This precept [non-killing] reflects our determination not to kill, either directly or indirectly, and also to prevent others from killing.

Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.