The quieting of our mind is a political act.

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?

Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways, if we cannot touch one another and the life we have been given with our hearts.

Of course, you play the game of life because you got to be incarnated.

The aim of spiritual life is to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.

Beneath the sophistication of Buddhist psychology lies the simplicity of compassion. We can touch into this compassion whenever the mind is quiet, whenever we allow the heart to open.

Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.