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

Remember that this is not something we do just once or twice. Interrupting our destructive habits and awakening our heart is the work of a lifetime.

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

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

Few of us are satisfied with retreating from the world and just working on ourselves. We want our training to manifest and to be of benefit. The bodhisattva-warrior, therefore, makes a vow to wake up not just for himself but for the welfare of all beings.

Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. Life is like that. We don't know anything. We call something bad; we call it good. But really we just don't know.

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