But if we have the energy of compassion and loving kindness in us, the people around us will be influenced by our way of being and living.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

the price you pay for opening your eyes is the easy life you can no longer have. but it becomes worth it.

I'm not going to change I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.

Even though the realms of religion and science in themselves are clearly marked off from each other, nevertheless there exist between the two strong reciprocal relationships and dependencies.

There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

In life, people sometimes make rotten deals.

Everyone who reads me is someone I'd like to hang out with.

I think politics are a part of life, so I have no resistance to it, but it's not something I set out to do.

Heroes betray us. By having them, in real life, we betray ourselves.

Media coverage of the legislative fights is overwhelmingly negative for agriculture interests. The impression left among consumers is that the proponents had something to hide.

Dissonance / (if you are interested) / leads to discovery.