The Art of Living: mindful techniques for peaceful living from one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders

walking. Keep trusting in the qualities of fearlessness and perseverance that are there in you.

We all know the feeling of being restless. It is the opposite of feeling at ease and comfortable in ourselves; it’s a kind of mental excitement. We cannot be still. We do everything in a hurry, rushing from one thing to the next. Wherever we are, we always think we should be somewhere else. We’re even restless in our sleep. No position of the body

As soon as we realize that in this very moment we already have enough, and we already are enough, true happiness becomes possible.

Our true self is already there within us, and as soon as we can see it, we become a free person. We have been free from beginningless time. We just need to be able to recognize

It is possible for each of us to see our continuation right away. This is something we have to remind ourselves to do every day.

As we learn to handle our suffering, we are learning to generate moments of nirvana.

The insight of interbeing and no self can help us make use of our life force—what Freud called sublimation—to take action in life to help and protect others, to forgive and to reconcile, and to help and protect the Earth.

While practicing calligraphy, I touch the profound insight of no self. It becomes a deep practice of meditation.

When we know that we are doing our best on the path of relieving suffering, it is possible to be at peace every step along the way.