Let us not be afraid of decreasing. It is like the moon, we see the moon increasing and decreasing, but it is always the moon.
We inter-breath with the rain forests, we drink from the oceans. They are part of our own body.
The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.
We humans think we are smart, but an orchid, for example, knows how to produce noble, symmetrical flowers, and a snail knows how to make a beautiful, well-proportioned shell. Compared with their knowledge, ours is not worth much at all. We should bow deeply before the orchid and the snail and join our palms reverently before the monarch butterfly and the magnolia tree. The feeling of respect for all species will help us recognize the noblest nature in ourselves.
What we most need to do is to hear within us the sound of the Earth crying.
When you enter deeply into this moment, you see the nature of reality, and this insight liberates you from suffering and confusion. Peace is already there to some extent: the problem is whether we know how to touch it.
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