Whether it’s the waitress who brings steaming hot food to a table of hungry people or the janitor who keeps an office clean and free of germs, each of us have the power to deliver joy and happiness to the people around us through the work we do.

If you don’t have something nice to say, say something nice anyway.

So, the moon shines on Kannon, and Kannon shines on the world. Standing amidst suffering, she brings light into the darkness, helping us walk the Buddhist path.

Mindfulness shifts our thinking so that a simple meal transforms into a gift for all sentient beings.

Be a light in the darkness. Speak healing words

Each of us can be a Bodhisattva of compassion. We can radiate calm during difficult situations. And we can offer healing words in times of distress. In this way, each time we speak with empathy, Kannon speaks through us.

Mindfulness helps us see perfection in the ordinary.

Life is an illusion. But that doesn't stop it from being real.

So, we have a paradox where washing the dishes one time is seemingly unimportant. But washing them 10,000 times (consistently, every day) is important because that repetition ensures that we always have plates and silverware at our disposal. But we can’t wash the dishes 10,000 times unless we start by washing them once. A single action done correctly and repeatedly makes all the difference in our lives.