Living Buddha, Living Christ

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When our mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

the most basic work for peace is to return to ourselves and create harmony among the elements within us—our feelings, our perceptions, and our mental states.

“Looking deeply” means observing something or someone with so much concentration that the distinction between observer and observed disappears.

When there are wars within us, it will not be long before we are at war with others, even those we love.

When the Buddha was asked, “Sir, what do you and your monks practice?” he replied, “We sit, we walk, and we eat.”

In a true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

Meditation is, first of all, a tool for surveying our own territory so we can know what is going on. With the energy of mindfulness, we can calm things down, understand them, and bring harmony back to the conflicting elements inside us. If we can learn ways to touch the peace, joy, and happiness that are already there, we will become healthy and st