May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training.

In the crystal of the awakened consciousness, one facet is love.

True emptiness is not empty, but contains all things. The mysterious and pregnant void creates and reflects all possibilities. From it arises our individuality, which can be discovered and developed, although never possessed or fixed.

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

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.