
Be Free Where You Are

with the insight that—no matter what—you still have your buddha-nature within, you are free. You are free from the feeling of being a victim.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

When you are suffering, look deeply at your situation and find the conditions for happiness that are already there, already available.
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Heart Of Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation
I too am someone who has enough peace, joy and freedom to be able to offer fearlessness and joy to those around me. I do not feel loneliness or despair when I feel the love and the happiness of bodhisattvas presently alive on this earth. Seeing their love and seeing the suffering of all beings helps me to live in a meaningful way with true peace an
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