People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. - Thích Nhất Hạnh

If you wish to have children, please do something for the world you will bring them into. That will make you someone who works for peace, in one way or another.

When we are caught in notions, rituals, and the outer forms of the practice, not only can we not receive and embody the spirit of our tradition, we become an obstacle for the true values of the tradition to be transmitted. We lose sight of the true needs and actual suffering of people, and the teaching and practice, which were intended to relieve suffering, now cause suffering. Narrow, fundamentalist, and dogmatic practices always alienate people, especially those who are suffering.

True love is made of four elements: loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.