To bow to the fact of our life's sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life is workable. As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

Your happiness and suffering depend on your actions and not on my wishes for you.

It's much better to become a Buddha than a Buddhist.

In a society that almost demands life at double time, speed and addictions numb us to our own experience. In such a society, it is almost impossible to settle into our bodies or stay connected with our hearts, let alone connect with one another or the earth where we live.

As we follow a genuine path of practice, our sufferings may seem to increase because we no longer hide from them or from ourselves. When we do not follow the old habits of fantasy and escape, we are left facing the actual problems and contradictions of our life.

In Buddhist practice, the outward and inward aspects of taking the one seat meet on our meditation cushion.

The words of the Buddha offer this truth: ∼ Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed.