It takes courage to grieve, to honor the pain we carry. We can grieve in tears or in meditative silence, in prayer or in song. In touching the pain of recent and long-held griefs, we come face to face with our genuine human vulnerability, with helplessness and hopelessness. These are the storm clouds of the heart.

We can bring a heart of understanding and compassion to a world that needs it so much.

The wholeness and freedom we seek is our true nature, who we really are.

No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.

The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.

Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.