It's our nature to be free, and until we're stuck in a stressful belief system, we're pretty happy.

Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.

The world you live in is 100 percent your own responsibility. If you don't like your world, it doesn't work to say, "Well, it's my mother's fault. She taught me how to think."

My life is a contribution.

Judge your neighbor, write it down. Ask four questions, turn it around.

When a thought appears such as "Do the dishes" and you don't do them, notice how an internal war breaks out... The stress and weariness you feel are really mental combat fatigue.

So what is it with your mother that you haven't worked out yet?