Meditation is not about getting out of ourselves or achieving something better. It is about getting in touch with what you already are.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

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

In truth, there is enormous space in which to live our everyday lives.

Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch? Stay! I can't stand this another minute! Stay!

The truth is that good and bad coexist; sour and sweet coexist. They aren't really opposed to each other.

You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.