Unconditional good heart toward others is not even a possibility unless we attend to our own demons.

As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others - what and whom we can work with, and how - becomes wider.

Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

The next step is to learn to communicate with the people that you feel are causing your pain and misery- not to learn how to prove them wrong and yourself right but how to communicate from the heart.

Lower your standards and relax as it is.

When you open the door and invite in all sentient beings as your guests, you have to drop your agenda.