It isn't the things that happen to us in our lives that cause us to suffer, it's how we relate to the things that happen to us that causes us to suffer.

The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction we think will bring happiness. We are always taking hold of the wrong end of the stick. The point is that the happiness we seek is already here and it will be found through relaxation and letting go rather than through struggle.

It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up space.

When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.

To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to lead a more passionate, full, and delightful life than that, we must realize that we can endure a lot of pain and pleasure for the sake of finding out who we are and what this world is...

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

The real thing that we renounce is the tenacious hope that we could be saved from being who we are.