Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore.

Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.

Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive—that you can touch the miracle of being alive—then that is a kind of enlightenment

It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available—more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more.