Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are.

Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed.

We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.

The truth is that good and bad coexist; sour and sweet coexist. They aren't really opposed to each other.

Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.

It isn't the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it's what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

Meditation is not about getting out of ourselves or achieving something better. It is about getting in touch with what you already are.