Even if you don't feel appreciation, just look. Feel what you feel; take an interest and be curious.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

The approach is that the best way to use unwanted circumstances on the path of enlightenment is not to resist but to lean into them.

Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.

We don’t sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we’ll be more awake in our lives.

One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to you. For one minute, listen to the sounds at a distance. Just listen attentively.

The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It's who we are right now, and that's what we can make friends with and celebrate.