When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.

You awaken your True spirit by way of the broken heart: ragged, vulnerable, fierce and finally compassionate. Chris trod this rough way and shows honestly how it can be done.

When we come into the present, we begin to feel the life around us again, but we also encounter whatever we have been avoiding. We must have the courage to face whatever is present - our pain, our desires, our grief, our loss, our secret hopes our love - everything that moves us most deeply.

No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

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

A factor that greatly supports the opening of energy in practice is exercise and care of the physical body.