So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.

We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

Each of us has a "soft spot": the place in our experience where we feel vulnerable and tender. This soft spot is inherent in appreciation and love, and it is equally inherent in pain.

The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.

Lower your standards and relax as it is.

Enlightenment is a direct experience with reality.

When resistance is gone, the demons are gone.