In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
Our own life has to be our message.
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.
Only the present moment contains life.
Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action.
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.
May our heart’s garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.
If you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything.
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
Know that life can only be found in the present moment.
When our beliefs are based on our own direct experience of reality and not on notions offered by others, no one can remove these beliefs from us.
We will not just say, “I love him very much,” but instead, “I will do something so that he will suffer less.” The mind of compassion is truly present when it is effective in removing another person’s suffering.
The miracle is walking on the earth, not walking on water or fire. The real miracle is walking on this earth.
Everyday we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child – our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice.
You listen not for the purpose of judging, criticizing or analyzing. You listen only to help the other person to express himself and find some relief from his suffering.
There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
We should live every day like people who have just been rescued from the moon.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.