By losing my external things, I found myself. I found something very powerful, very permanent, that I could have with me all the time.

Often we don't change because we're afraid of what might happen. We cling to what we recognize, even if we are steeped in suffering.

By losing my external things, I found myself. I found something very powerful, very permanent, that I could have with me all the time.

We're like little puppies chasing our tails. We realize we're never getting what we want and then realize we need to do something a bit more profound.

When we learn to focus on love, grace, and gratitude, life is really quite lovely.

Most people ultimately realize that they can acquire things, change their partner or other things, consume more and still it doesn't work. I'm not criticizing any of this.

There's a part of us that is addicted to suffering, that equates love with suffering.