But no matter how long we discuss the question “What should I do?” there is no conclusion. You must just be here. “Here” doesn’t mean Minneapolis or San Francisco. “Here” means right now.

To accept life in a straightforward manner is to have a flexible mind, not clinging to ideas of good or bad, right or wrong. We need to learn how solemn, dignified, and sublime human life really is. No matter who we are, we should respect others and not judge them.

We need to practice compassion every day.

Each moment gives us a great opportunity to extend compassion to everyday things and events. True compassion works beyond our intention. It is inconceivable and wondrous. It can manifest in even the most ordinary moment.

Wherever you may be, your life is sustained and supported by the whole universe. The main purpose of human life is to maintain this sanctuary. It is not to climb a ladder to develop your own personal life.

you can practice the bodhisattva’s six perfections: giving, morality, patience, effort, imperturbability, and wisdom. The practice of giving is not a matter of having no desires but of keeping your balance within the realm of desire. This is difficult, but you can learn it. The practice of morality comes with the full understanding that you can’t

If you accept life and death without any conditions, your life will become supple instead of rigid.

Wholeheartedness means to do something with “no mind.” It means to plunge into your activity and let time ripen, right now, right here.

Without intruding or being overbearing, we must put ourselves in the place of others and learn to deal with them as they are.