I didn't know what I was looking for, but I knew whatever it was that I was looking for was real.

We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.

On the Path, it’s impossible to know how you are doing because it’s the judger who is disappearing.

Chanting is a way of getting in touch with yourself. It's an opening of the heart and letting go of the mind and thoughts. It deepens the channel of grace, and it's a way of being present in the moment.

Real compassion is not emotional. Real compassion is based on the experience that all beings, which might appear separate, are actually a part of my own body, and I am a part of the body of the universe. We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.

One of your biggest lessons so far in life has been to learn to forgive myself over and over again and not to be so harsh with myself.

Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.