No amount of meditation, yoga, diet, and reflection will make all of our problems go away, but we can transform our difficulties into our practice until little by little they guide us on our way.

How well we have learned to let go

Taking the one seat describes two related aspects of spiritual work. Outwardly, it means selecting one practice and teacher among all the possibilities, and inwardly, it means having the determination to stick with that practice through whatever difficulties and doubts arise until you have come to true clarity and understanding.

There are several different kinds of painful feelings that we might experience, and learning to distinguish and relate to these feelings of discomfort or pain is an important part of meditation practice, because it is one of the very first things that we open to as our practice develops.

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them.