Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Smile, breathe and go slowly.
Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
My actions are my only true belongings.
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.
For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet.