It is the courage to be authentic that keeps us strong enough to withstand the heartbreak through which enlightenment can occur. And it is by honoring how life comes through us that we get the most out of living, not by keeping ourselves out of the way. The goal is to mix our hands in the earth, not to stay clean.

When we deny what comes through us, it defines us. When we honestly face what comes through us, then who we are grows.

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.

Keeping a commitment to listening has led me to my own growth, beyond any imagined dreams I may have had throughout the years.

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

The extraordinary is waiting quietly beneath the skin of all that is ordinary.

No bird can fly without opening its wings, and no one can love without exposing their hearts.