At some point, we realize that what we do for ourselves benefits others, and what we do for others benefits us.

Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

Anyone who stands on the edge of the unknown, fully in the present without reference point, experiences groundlessness. That's when our understanding goes deeper, when we find that the present moment is a pretty vulnerable place and that this can be completely unnerving and completely tender at the same time.

Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom

Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.

Now is the only time. How we relate to it creates the future. In other words, if we're going to be more cheerful in the future, it's because of our aspiration and exertion to be cheerful in the present. What we do accumulates; the future is the result of what we do right now.