Everybody needs to take some time, in some way, to quiet themselves and really listen to their heart.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.

The Sufis have a saying: "Praise Allah, and tie your camel to a post." This brings together both parts of practice: pray, yes, but also make sure that you do what is necessary in the world.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

We can bring our spiritual practice into the streets, into our communities, when we see each realm as a temple, as a place to discover that which is sacred.

We can struggle with what is. We can judge and blame others or ourselves. Or we can accept what cannot be changed. Peace comes from an honorable and open heart accepting what is true. Do we want to remain stuck? Or to release the fearful sense of self and rest kindly where we are?