the more we abandon ill-will and hatred, the easier it will be to meditate.

A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions.

Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering.

If we want to be loved, we are looking for a support system. If we want to love, we are looking for spiritual growth.

Half the spiritual life consists of remembering what we are up against and where we are going.

To look for total satisfaction in oneself is a futile endeavor. Since everything changes from moment to moment, where can self and where can satisfaction be found? Everybody is unhappy simply because of unfilled desire. Everybody is looking for something that isn't available.

If we do not try, we will not know.