We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life.

The quieting of our mind is a political act.

According to Buddhist scriptures, compassion is the "quivering of the pure heart" when we have allowed ourselves to be touched by the pain of life.

You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.

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

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.

Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.