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

Most of us do not take these situations as teachings. We automatically hate them. We run like crazy. We use all kinds of ways to escape - all addictions stem from this moment when we meet our edge and we just can't stand it. We feel we have to soften it, pad it with something, and we become addicted to whatever it is that seems to ease the pain.

Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.

The central question of a warrior's training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.

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

When you have made good friends with yourself, your situation will be more friendly too.

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.