The wholeness and freedom we seek is our true nature, who we really are.

The words of the Buddha offer this truth: ∼ Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed.

To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.

As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give?

Thich Nhat Hanh has the ability to express some of the most profound teachings of interdependence and emptiness I've ever heard. With the eloquence of a poet, he holds up a sheet of paper and teaches us that the rain cloud and the tree and the logger who cut the tree down are all there in the paper. He's been one of the most significant carriers of the lamp of the dharma to the West that we have had.

The best of modern therapy is much like a process of shared meditation, where therapist and client sit together, learning to pay close attention to those aspects and dimensions of the self that the client may be unable to touch on his or her own.

The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner's mind.