Embodied courage chooses not to wait until illness or notice of death demands attention.

The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.

The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.

As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life

We can easily become loyal to our suffering … but it's not the end of the path.

What brings the karmic result from the patterns of our actions is not our action alone. As we intend and then act, we create [our] karma: so another key to understanding the creation of karma is becoming aware of intention. The heart is our garden, and along with each action there is an intention that is planted like a seed. The result of the patterns of our karma is the fruit of these seeds.