We often move away from pain, which is helpful only before being hurt. Once in pain, it seems the only way out is through. Like someone falling off a boat, struggling to stay above the water only makes things worse. We must accept we are there and settle enough so we can be carried by the deep. The willingness to do this is the genesis of faith, the giving over to currents larger than us. Even fallen leaves float in lakes, demonstrating how surrender can hold us up.

The greedy one gathered all the cherries, while the simple one tasted all the cherries in one.

The journey is made easier when we can accept that the process of living is designed for what matters to come through us tenderly.

In daily terms, the work of listening is to be constantly worn free of our preconceptions and preferences so that nothing stands in the way of our direct experience of life.

The practice of listening is one of the most mysterious, luminous, and challenging art forms on Earth.

Have the #‎ life you want by being fully present to the life you have.

In a world that lives like a fist mercy is not more than waking with your hands open.