Most of us experience a life full of wonderful moments and difficult moments. But for many of us, even when we are most joyful, there is fear behind our joy.

'Emptiness' means empty of a separate self. It is full of everything, full of life. The word emptiness should not scare us. It is a wonderful word. To be empty does not mean non-existent. Emptiness is the ground of everything. Thanks to emptiness, everything is possible.

Maybe we have enough technology to save the planet but it is not enough because the people are not ready.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.

When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize peace for the whole world. With the smile that you produce in yourself, with the conscious breathing you establish within yourself, you begin to work for peace in the world.

Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.