In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.

Strength of the Heart comes from knowing that the pain that we each must bear is part of the greater pain shared by all that lives. It is not just 'our' pain, but 'the' pain and realizing this awakens our universal compassion

Only a deep attention to the whole of our life can bring us the capacity to love well and live freely.

We each need to make our lion's roar - to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and sorrows and fears - to declare our right to awaken.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

If you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.

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