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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.
Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path.
Our own lives are the instruments with which we experiment with truth.
Our walking is not a means to an end. We walk for the sake of walking.
Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred.
Real peace is not in power, money, or weapons, but in deep inner peace.
Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive.
How do you want to create peace, if there is no peace inside yourselves?
If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today
Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in your heart.
Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment.
In order to be loved, we have to love, which means we have to understand.
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.
You can only recognize your happiness against the background of suffering.
What we most need to do is to hear within us the sound of the Earth crying.
Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness
Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy.
Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world.
If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid.
I am in the present. I don't think of the past. I don't think of the future.
The larger your beloved community, the more you can accomplish in the world.
If we have fear and despair in us, we cannot remove the suffering in society.
Before you do something to help, your presence already can bring some relief.
Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is present in the other.
To educate people for peace, we can use words or we can speak with our lives.
You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
When the energy of compassion and love touches us, healing establishes itself.
The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
Breath is aligned with both body and mind and it alone can bring them together.
Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.
Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.
To take care of the environment, we must first take care of the environmentalist.
Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment.
Meditation is not an escape from life... but preparation for really being in life.
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet.
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
Breathe and you dwell in the here and now, breath and you see impermanence is life.
If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile?
One hour of compassionate deep listening can bring about transformation and healing.
Mother Earth is very talented. She has produced Buddhas, bodhisattvas, great beings.
Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.
At the moment of waking up, before getting out of bed, get in touch with your breath
I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.