Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.
We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.
Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy.
Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later.
What is most important is to find peace and to share it with others. To have peace, you can begin by walking peacefully. Everything depends on your steps.
The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.
Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment.
Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
Your presence is a miracle.
No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change.
Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in your heart.
Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization.
In order to be loved, we have to love, which means we have to understand.
When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness.
One hour of compassionate deep listening can bring about transformation and healing.
Meditation is, first of all, a tool for surveying our territory so we can know what is going on. With the energy of mindfulness, we can calm things down, understand them, and bring harmony back to the conflicting elements inside us.
Smile, breathe, go slowly.
The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?