Great pain, when it is honored from the heart, opens into great understanding.

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

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.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

The trouble is that you think you have time.

When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.

Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.