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.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

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.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.

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.

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.

Many people think excitement is happiness... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.