If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.

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

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

It's okay that the mind drifts away but you just bring it back.

Initiate giving. Don't wait for someone to ask. See what happens - especially to you. You may find that you gain a greater clarity about yourself and about your relationships, as well as more energy rather than less. You may find that, rather than exhausting yourself or your resources, you will replenish them. Such is the power of mindful, selfless generosity. At the deepest level, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient . . . only the universe rearranging itself.

There is just this moment. We are not trying to improve or to get anywhere else.