If grief or anger arises, Let there be grief or anger. This is the Buddha in all forms,Sun Buddha, Moon Buddha, Happy Buddha, Sad Buddha. It is the universe offering all things to awaken and open our heart.

We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.

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.

We need to learn how to honor and use a practice for as long as it serves us—which in most cases is a very long time—but to look at it as just that, a vehicle, a raft to help us cross through the waters of doubt, confusion, desire, and fear.

Our ideas of self are created by identification. The less we cling to ideas of self, the freer and happier we will be.

Only a deep attention to the whole of our life can bring us the capacity to love well and live freely.

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