You just have to determine to settle for nothing less than being FULLY ALIVE, to show up, be who you are, and share your gifts.

Don't be afraid to show your light.. If it ends up being too much for people.. tell them to wear sunglasses!

If you don't do your dance, who will?

Compassion is a chameleon: it can wear the face of fear, anger, sadness, joy or even dispassion, depending on what's needed at the time. The compassionate Buddha has a smile in one eye and a tear in the other, and our Buddha mission is to lead people to true freedom, not to hold their hand and tell them that everything is going to be all right. In teaching, compassion means doing whatever needs to be done to get to the next phase.

As Einstein queried, 'Why is it that I get my best ideas in the morning while I'm shaving?' Shaving is like meditation with a sharp object. When the mind is empty and receptive, big ideas flow through every cell of our body. When we're thinking too hard, we tense up and nothing can flow through us; our energy gets stuck in our heads. Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and trust that if you turn off your head, your feet will take you where you need to go.

The body is the womb of the soul, a begging bowl for spirit.

We're constantly changing and any practice meant to serve our authenticity should reflect our fluid nature.