A human being is like a television set with millions of channels. If we turn the Buddha on, we are the Buddha. If we turn sorrow on, we are sorrow. If we turn a smile on, we really are the smile. We cannot let just one channel dominate is. We have the seed of everything in us, and we have to seize the situation in our hand, to recover our own sovereignty.
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace