In this world there are two great sources of strength. One rests with those who are not afraid to kill. The other rests with those who are not afraid to love.

Gratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life.

We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.

The focusing of attention on the breath is perhaps the most universal of the many hundreds of meditation subjects used worldwide.

We don't know all the reasons that propel us on a spiritual journey, but somehow our life compels us to go.

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

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.