But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
If you haven't cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn't really begun.
You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them. The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
We don't meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.