There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.

Through practice, gently and gradually we can collect ourselves and learn how to be more fully with what we do.

If you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.

In sitting on the meditation cushion and assuming the meditation posture, we connect ourselves with the present moment in this body and on this earth.

Nirvana manifests as ease, as love, as connectedness, as generosity, as clarity, as unshakable freedom. This isn’t watering down nirvana. This is the reality of liberation that we can experience, sometimes in a moment and sometimes in transformative ways that change our entire life

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

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.