The facts of our lives, when we are able to know them, will free us from the torment we are in. When we can bear reality thoroughly, suffering is over. Pain may exist, but it is only pain. Suffering is what we add to pain.

If one's sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.

All experiences are welcomed and fully digested, not judged good or bad.

In the Zen Way we focus upon each breath, each day, each moment and experience it totally. One complete breath brings the next.

This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.

Relying on another is an expression of attachment, not love, a manifestation of insecurity and suffering, not understanding the true nature of our lives.

Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.