Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

Certain teachers have tremendous amounts of experience. They are articulate, and they give wonderful discourse. But at some point along the road, they themselves learned from and studied a book.

A lot of people dabbling means Buddhism has come into the mainstream, where people begin to use these terms and ideas, and they become less foreign.

Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart.

Our root fantasy is that "I" am real and that it's possible for "me" to be happy.

Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.

As a leader, you have the choice to determine what you are going to do and how you are going to engage others. You can decide to act compassionately regardless of what the weather is - whether it is cloudy or sunny - or whether things are inspirational or not.