To put it concisely, we suffer when we resist the noble and irrefutable truth of impermanence and death.

The root of compassion, is compassion for oneself.

The most heartbreaking thing of all is how we cheat ourselves of the present moment.

Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

As each breath goes out, let it be the end of that moment and the birth of something new. . .

"Be grateful to everyone" is about making peace with the aspects of ourselves that we have rejected... If we were to make a list of people we don't like - people we find obnoxious, threatening, or worthy of contempt - we would discover much about those aspects of ourselves that we can't face... other people trigger the karma that we haven't worked out.