All we really want in the end is to be connected once again with the Truth of our being, to realize what it is that wears this mask of self.

Freedom is the disappearance of that which is searching for freedom.

Life itself is nothing but relationship.

A spiritual teaching is a finger pointing toward Reality; it is not Reality itself. To be in a true and mature relationship with a spiritual teaching requires you to apply it, not simply believe in it.

One doesn't stay in a state of nirvana by hiding from difficulties. You stay in nirvana by lavishing nirvana on everyone you meet, by giving it away as fast as you receive it.

Embrace suffering, and you transform your relationship with what causes you to suffer, as well as your relationship with suffering itself.

As I often tell my students, the person you’ll have the hardest time opening to and truly loving without reserve is yourself. Once you can do that, you can love the whole universe unconditionally.