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

From the perspective of meditation, every state is a special state, every moment a special moment.

People say things that get you ramped up. I find myself, as my body clenches up when somebody says something that I know is wrong or I wanna catch them in a lie or whatever, that just, "Calm down. When it's your turn, you make your point."

Most people think that to meditate, I should feel a particular special something, and if I don't, then I must be doing something wrong.

It’s interesting to look at your children as line-in Zen masters who can put their finger on places where you’re resistant, or thinking narrowly, in ways noone else can. You can either lose your mind and your authenticity in the process of reacting to all that stuff, or you can use it as the perfect opportunity to grow and nourish your children by attending to what is deepest and best in them and in yourself.

Simply put, mindfulness is moment-to-moment non-judgmental awareness.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.