We create a mask to meet the masks of others. Then we wonder why we cannot love, and why we feel so alone.

When we do not reject our suffering, or add anything to it, pain is simply pain. It is what we add to our pain that turns it into suffering.

Do not make this practice a source of pressure, compulsion, anxiety or pride. It is none of these. Zazen is simply a way to find your true home.

Whatever we can't love or accept in another, is a mirror of something we can't love or accept in ourselves.

God's guiding hand, the guiding Voice, resting lightly upon us is best felt and heard when we are silent and still.

Who you are is always enough. If your partner wants something different, it does not reflect upon you, but upon their needs and fantasies.

It is a mistake to expect all of our needs to be met by one person or in one relationship. Honor and be grateful for that which you receive. Don't become bitter and spend all your time focusing on that which the person is not able to provide.