Only in the reality of the present can we love, can we awaken, can we find peace and understanding and connection with ourselves and the world.

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

One of the essential tasks for living a wise life is letting go. Letting go is the path to freedom. It is only by letting go of the hopes, the fears, the pain, the past, the stories that have a hold on us that we can quiet our mind and open our heart.

Yes, there are troubles in the world. There's war and hatred, there's sickness and difficulty. And there is also an undying spirit, an inviolable consciousness that is born in each of us. It is who we are, and it's everything and it's nothing.

Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.

Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.

When we let go of yearning for the future, preoccupation with the past, and strategies to protect the present, there is nowhere left to go but where we are. To connect with the present moment is to begin to appreciate the beauty of true simplicity.