Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.

The ends do not justify the means. If our actions will bring harm to others, even in the service of some 'good,' they are almost certainly deluded. If our actions do not come from a kind heart, from loving courage and compassion, they are deluded. If they are based on a distinction between 'us' and 'them,' they stem from delusion. Only to the extent that we act from the wisdom of no separation, understanding how we are woven together, will our intention bring benefit.

Every individual has a unique contribution.

What would we have to hold in compassion to be at peace right now? What would we have to let go of to be at peace right now?

Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.

In Buddhist practice, the outward and inward aspects of taking the one seat meet on our meditation cushion.

No one knows how this world came into being. It is a creation of consciousness itself. It's extraordinary, a mystery.