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

In this there is no judgment and no blame, for we seek not to perfect the world but to perfect our love for what is on this earth.

How did we get into this funny-looking body that has a hole at one end in which we regularly stuff dead plants and animals? It's bizarre that we got here, incarnated into this world with these bodies.

We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life.

We each have been betrayed. Let yourself picture and remember the many ways this is true. Feel the sorrow you have carried from this past. Now sense that you can release this burden of pain by gradually extending forgiveness as your heart is ready.

Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.

Spiritual life doesn't make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life does is remind us that this is who we really are.