Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.

The independence and rebelliousness of our adolescence offer us yet another quality essential to our practice; the insistence that we find out the truth for ourselves, accepting no one's word above our own experience.

Every individual has a unique contribution.

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

Wherever you are is the perfect place to awaken. This moment is the exact place to practice compassion and loving awareness. You have all the ingredients to breathe and find freedom just where you are.

The focusing of attention on the breath is perhaps the most universal of the many hundreds of meditation subjects used worldwide.

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.