A bulging portfolio of spiritual experiences matters little if it does not have the power to sustain us through the inevitable moments of grief, loss, and change. Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched. Wisdom is alive only as long as it is lived, understanding is liberating only as long as it is applied.

To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the transformative power of our heart.

Of course, you play the game of life because you got to be incarnated.

We can easily become loyal to our suffering … but it's not the end of the path.

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

According to Buddhist scriptures, compassion is the "quivering of the pure heart" when we have allowed ourselves to be touched by the pain of life.

In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.