We cannot be present and run our story-line at the same time.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

The essence of our whole path is in that place of discomfort, and what do we do with it?

When we feel left out, inadequate, or lonely, can we take a warrior’s perspective and contact bodhichitta?

You could begin to notice whenever you find yourself blaming others or justifying yourself. If you spent the rest of your life just noticing that and letting it be a way to uncover the silliness of the human condition-the tragic yet comic drama that we all continually buy into-you could develop a lot of wisdom and a lot of kindness as well as a great sense of humor.

Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom

We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.