When we have our body and mind in order, everything else will exist in the right place, in the right way. But usually, without being aware of it, we try to change something other than ourselves; we try to order things outside us. But it is impossible to organize things if you yourself are not in order. When you do things in the right way, at the right time, everything else will be organized.

In the Lotus Sutra, Buddha says to light up one corner - not the whole world. Just make it clear where you are.

The goal of our life’s effort is to reach the other shore, Nirvana. Prajna paramita, the true wisdom of life, is that in each step of the way, the other shore is actually reached.

You are perfect as you are and there is always room for improvement.

So the secret is just to say 'Yes!' and jump off from here. Then there is no problem. It means to be yourself, always yourself, without sticking to an old self.

It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness.

To give your sheep or cow a large, spacious meadow is the way to control him.