The third noble truth says that the cessation of suffering is letting go of holding on to ourselves.

Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us, the other softens us.

In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves.

Trying to change ourselves doesn't work in the long run because we're resisting our own energy. Self-improvemen t can have temporary results, but lasting transformation occurs only when we honor ourselves as the source of wisdom and compassion.

It isn't the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it's what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have.

When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And as Chögyam Trungpa used to tell us, that’s cause for celebration.