It is our commitment to wholeness that matters, the willingness to unfold in every deep aspect of our being.

To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.

Expressing gratitude to our benefactors is a natural form of love. In fact, some people find loving kindness for themselves so hard, they begin their practice with a benefactor. This too is fine. The rule in loving kindness practice is to follow the way that most easily opens your heart.

The work of your heart, the work of taking time, to listen, to help, is also your gift to the whole of the world

The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them.

Whatever your difficulties - a devastated heart, financial loss, feeling assaulted by the conflicts around you, or a seemingly hopeless illness - you can always remember that you are free in every moment to set the compass of your heart to your highest intentions. In fact, the two things that you are always free to do - despite your circumstances - are to be present and to be willing to love.

You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.