Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.

Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched.

The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.

The unawakened mind tends to make war against the way things are. To follow a path with heart, we must understand the whole process of making war within ourselves and without, how it begins and how it ends. War’s roots are in ignorance. Without understanding we can easily become frightened by life’s fleeting changes, the inevitable losses, disappointments, the insecurity of our aging and death. Misunderstanding leads us to fight against life, running from pain or grasping at security and pleasures that by their nature can never be satisfying.

We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.

Everyone and everything is in some degree or other our teacher.

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