The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.

Our future experiences will be colored by the choices we make in the present.

We mistakenly bind ourselves to be content only when life is feeling pleasurable.

We come to understand the law of casuality - that is, we see that all beings are experiencing what they're experiencing based on their own actions and not by what we wish for them - and therefore we relax in a deep understanding and acceptance of the way things are.

We have the ability to effect a great positive change in the world, starting with the training of our own minds and the overcoming of our deluded conditioning. Waking up is not a selfish pursuit of happiness; it is a revolutionary stance from the inside out, for the benefits of all beings in existence.

The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.

Generosity is revolutionary, counter-instinctual. Our survival instinct is to care only for ourselves and our loved ones. But we can transform our relationship to that survival instinct by constantly asking ourselves, ‘How can I use my life’s energy to benefit all living beings?