When we have for so long been judged by everyone we meet, just to look into the eyes of another who does not judge us can be extraordinarily healing.

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.

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.

What would we have to hold in compassion to be at peace right now? What would we have to let go of to be at peace right now?

All of spiritual practice is a matter of relationship: to ourselves, to others, to life's situations.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go