Things are as bad and as good as they seem. There's no need to add anything extra.

Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward.

By not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength.

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

Compassion practice is daring. It involves learning to relax and allowing ourselves to move gently toward what scares us.

We don’t experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away. Samaya means not holding anything back, not preparing our escape route, not looking for alternatives, not thinking that there is ample time to do things later

Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.