Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

you have to invent new ways of doing it, so that the breathing, walking, and sitting always brings you delight, solidity, and peace.

In every one of us there is also a warrior. The warrior brings a determination to go ahead. You refuse to give up.

The action of that bodhisattva is to remove the complex of worthlessness and low self-esteem.

When I walk, every step is a delight, and not because I am diligent or disciplined but because I allow the artist in me to operate and to make my practice new, interesting, nourishing, and healing.

We live in the world and what is so-called “worldly” can become spiritual once we bring the energy of awakening to it.

It’s not by having a large Gross Domestic Product that society can be happy; it’s by producing compassion. You have the right to pursue economic growth, but not at the expense of life.

To be happy is to be understood, to be loved, and to have the power to understand and love others.

With our practice we are training ourselves to generate joy, happiness, peace, harmony, and reconciliation, and to handle pain, suffering, separation, and misunderstanding.

You fight in order to renew your meditation practice. You fight in order not to allow things to become boring. And so, the meditator goes together with the warrior.

Every one of us on Earth should bring a spiritual dimension to our daily life, so we will not be swept away and so we can handle our suffering and take care of our happiness.