Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Mindfulness, concentration, and insight can be generated in every moment of your daily life, and it’s these energies that make you spiritual.

When you’re caught in the idea that this body is you, or this mind is you, you underestimate your value. But, when you can free yourself from the notion of self and see your body and mind as a stream of being of all your ancestors, you’ll begin to treat your body and mind with more respect.

We should not be too sure of our ideas. We should be ready to let go of them. What we consider to be a misfortune may turn out to be a fortune later on. It depends on our way of handling the situation.

Anything touched by the energy of mindfulness, concentration, and insight becomes spiritual, including my body enjoying the tea.

With our practice we are training ourselves to generate joy, happiness, peace, harmony, and reconciliation, and to handle pain, suffering, separation, and misunderstanding.

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.

When I walk, every step is a delight, and not because I am diligent or disciplined but because I allow the artist in me to operate and to make my practice new, interesting, nourishing, and healing.

Every one of us on Earth should bring a spiritual dimension to our daily life, so we will not be swept away and so we can handle our suffering and take care of our happiness.

To live alone means to be completely satisfied with the here and now, to have a deep sense of fulfillment in the present moment.