If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen."

If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen."

Some children are afraid to die because their parents are afraid to die. My own children have come to understand that it's totally okay with me if they die. They don't have to live for my sake.

Without an uninvestigated story, there's only the perfection of life appearing as itself. You can always go inside and find the beauty that's revealed after the pain and fear are understood.

The world will be at war as long as the mind is at war with itself. If we can't find peace within ourselves, where is the hope for peace in the world?

Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being exhausted in not fully meeting life as it is, without conditions.

I came to see that there was nothing to forgive, that I was the one who caused my own problems.