In the mountains of wisdom no climbing is in vain.

I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath.

We need to be aware of the suffering, but retain our clarity, calmness and strength so we can help transform the situation.

Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions normally. I feel grateful for my heart.

I will practice coming back to the present moment...not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past or letting anxieties, fears, or cravings pull me out.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

There is no birth, there is no death; there is no coming, there is no going; there is no same, there is no different; there is no permanent self, there is no annihilation. We only think there is.