Do you have a problem right now, in this moment? Look at yourself in your physical form, your feelings, your perceptions. Do you have a problem? If we see that we don’t have any problem at all in the present moment, we shouldn’t let the ghosts of the past dominate us. We should not let the projections of the past or the future break us down. They’r

Brushing our teeth, cooking our breakfast, walking to the meditation hall, everything we do, every step, every breath should bring joy and happiness to us.

There’s a natural tendency in us to seek pleasure and to avoid suffering. We have to instruct our mind that suffering can sometimes be very helpful.

We’d like to run away from ill-being and go in the direction of well-being. But it is there, in the place of ill-being, that we can find well-being. If we run away from ill-being, we have much less chance of finding well-being.

Within the seed of mindfulness is the seed of concentration. With these two energies, we can liberate ourselves from afflictions.

We should look at our suffering in such a way that the suffering can become a positive thing.

To overcome fear, we can first start with the awareness that fear is in us. Then, as the second step, we create our intention not to run away from fear. Our tendency is to run away from it because fear is not pleasant. We don’t want to live with fear. But fear keeps coming back. We’re afraid that something may happen this afternoon or tomorrow. We

In practicing mindful breathing, we become a real friend to our body, our emotions, our mind, and our perceptions.

happiness can only be recognized against the