It is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with our heart as if it were a good friend. In modern life we have become so busy with our daily affairs and thoughts that we have lost this essential art of taking time to converse with our heart.

The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner's mind.

Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.

Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows what is just, loving, and beautiful.

It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life.

Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.

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