We have to make the first move ourselves rather than expecting it to come from the phenomenal world or from other people. If we are meditating at home and we happen to live in the middle of the High Street, we cannot stop the traffic just because we want peace and quiet. But we can stop ourselves, we can accept the noise. The noise also contains silence. We must put ourselves into it and expect nothing from outside, just as Buddha did. And we must accept whatever situation arises.

The bad news is you're falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there's no ground.

We have to make the first move ourselves rather than expecting it to come from the phenomenal world or from other people. If we are meditating at home and we happen to live in the middle of the High Street, we cannot stop the traffic just because we want peace and quiet. But we can stop ourselves, we can accept the noise. The noise also contains silence. We must put ourselves into it and expect nothing from outside, just as Buddha did. And we must accept whatever situation arises.

Fearlessness is extending ourselves beyond our limited view.

To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.

Watchfulness is experiencing a sudden glimpse of something without any qualifications - just the sudden glimpse itself.

You can't feel the earth if you can't feel the space.