Harm no person, animal, plant or mineral.
Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.
The most important thing is that we need to be understood. We need someone to be able to listen to us and to understand us. Then we will suffer less.
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.
When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
The more compassionate you are, the more generous you can be. The more generous you are, the move loving friendliness you cultivate to help the world.
Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart.
We need to be aware of the suffering, but retain our clarity, calmness and strength so we can help transform the situation.
We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we will see our own minds – our own prejudices, fears, and ignorance.
The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.
Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy.
Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment.
The root-word “buddha” means to wake up, to know, to understand; and he or she who wakes up and understands is call a Buddha. It is as simple as that. The capacity to wake up, to understand, and to love is called Buddha nature.
Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path.
True love always brings joy to ourself and the one we love. If our love does not bring joy to both of us, it is not true love.
May all beings learn how to nourish themselves with joy each day.
Walk so that your footprints bear only the marks of peaceful joy and complete freedom. To do this you have to learn to let go. Let go of your sorrows, let go of your worries. That is the secret of walking meditation.
The essence of nonviolence is love. Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a nonviolent struggle arise naturally. Nonviolence is not a dogma; it is a process.
Find joy and peace in this very moment.
The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy.