Gratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life.

Everybody needs to take some time, in some way, to quiet themselves and really listen to their heart.

At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?

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

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

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.

One of the essential tasks for living a wise life is letting go. Letting go is the path to freedom. It is only by letting go of the hopes, the fears, the pain, the past, the stories that have a hold on us that we can quiet our mind and open our heart.