We have to make this present moment into the most wonderful moment of our life.

But in the spirit of Buddhism, as soon as you have a dream, an intention, an ideal, you have to live it. Your dream can be realized right in the present moment.

True peace work requires a spiritual dimension—the practice of peace.

Concentrating a hundred percent on our breath liberates us. We become a free person in just a few seconds, free to transform the habits of our ancestors.

We think that when we’re not doing anything, we’re wasting our time. But that’s not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving.

Every one of us can speak and listen with compassion.

The whole cosmos is coming together to support our body in this very moment.

When we recognize and accept our difficult feelings and emotions, we begin to feel more at peace.

Don’t think that you and the world are two separate things. Anything you do for yourself, you are also doing for the world.