To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.
The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth… This is the real message of love.
It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of humankind.
Science and mindfulness complement each other in helping people to eat well and maintain their health and well-being.
We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.