Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can’t simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. We feel that someone else knows what is going on, but that there is something missing in us, and therefore something is lacking in our world.

Share the wealth. Be generous with your joy. Give away what you most want. Be generous with your insights and delights.

Lower your standards and relax as it is.

Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them. The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Wisdom is inherent in (understanding) emotions.

When you open the door and invite in all sentient beings as your guests, you have to drop your agenda.

Words themselves are neutral. It's the charge we add to them that matters

it is only to the extent that we are willing to expose ourselves again and again to annihilation that we are able to find that part of ourselves that is indestructible.