At Home In The World: Stories and Essential Teachings From A Monk's Life

choose to walk in such a way that every step can bring you joy, peace, and happiness. You may like to remember that others are also walking like that, and we can feel connected with each other. Connection is very important.

Each of us needs a reserve of memories and experiences that are beautiful, healthy, and strong enough to help us during difficult moments. Sometimes when the pain in us is so big, we cannot truly touch life’s wonders. We need help. But if we have a strong storehouse of happy memories and experiences, we can bring them to mind to help us embrace the

Every step helps us to stop running—running not only in the body, but running in the mind.

“As always, the wave lives the life of a wave and, at the same time, the life of water. When you breathe, you breathe for all of us.”

Buddha is not the name of a particular person; buddha is just a common name to designate anyone who has a high degree of peace and who has a high degree of understanding and compassion. All of us are capable of being called by this name.

Trees are like our older brothers and sisters. We need to take care of them and treat them with great respect. Be as loyal to them as you would be to your dearest friends and family members.

In Sanskrit this is called samsara, the habitual continuation of negative or destructive behavior.

I planted the tree where I could see it from my window, and in spring it offers beautiful flowers. Whenever I take a break from writing or editing, I look out and see it. It is part of my Sangha, reminding me to

love is another name for understanding.