You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.
The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.
When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates.
Compassion is a verb.
The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.
If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.
The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.
It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of humankind.
Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.
Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
It is my conviction that there is no way to peace – peace is the way.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.
The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.
In true love, you attain freedom.
The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.