Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

When you realize that suffering and discomfort are the call to inquiry, you may actually begin to look forward to uncomfortable feelings. You may even experience them as friends coming to show you what you have not yet investigated thoroughly enough.

I can't love you as you have been or will be. I can only love you as you are.

No one can hurt me - that's my job.

I saw that we're all doing the best we can. This is how a lifetime of humility begins.

Reality is: Should people steal in this world? Yes. How do I know they should? They all do.

Until you can love what is - everything, including the apparent violence and craziness - you're separate from the world, and you'll see it as dangerous and frightening.