Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how hopeless you may feel. But if you hope to mobilize your inner capacities for growth and for healing and to take charge in your life on a new level, a certain kind of effort and energy on your part will be required.... It will take conscious effort on your part to move in a direction of healing and inner peace. This means learning to work with the very stress and pain that is causing you to suffer.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.

When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a matter of letting go - you would if you could. Instead of "Let it go," we should probably say "Let it be"; this recognizes that the mind won't let go and the problem may not go away, and it allows you to form a healthier relationship with what's bothering you.