All of spiritual practice is a matter of relationship: to ourselves, to others, to life's situations.

Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.

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.

Strength of the Heart comes from knowing that the pain that we each must bear is part of the greater pain shared by all that lives. It is not just 'our' pain, but 'the' pain and realizing this awakens our universal compassion

Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?

The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them.

The first level of practice is illuminated by the qualities of courage and renunciation.