If you want to attain peace, live peacefully
To be 'free' only when things are pleasant is not real freedom.
People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices.
When you meditate, don't think about what is happening. Rather, let your awareness be seated in the tender warmth you feel in your body. If you do this, any meditation practice you do will be fruitful.
Nothing whatsoever is worth the cost of a contracted heart.
Buddhism’s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm.