Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity?

That could be applied to whatever you feel. Maybe anger is your thing. You just go out of control and you see red, and the next thing you know you're yelling or throwing something or hitting someone. At that time, begin to accept the fact that that's "enraged buddha." If you feel jealous, that's "jealous buddha." If you have indigestion, that's "buddha with heartburn." If you're happy, "happy buddha"; if bored, "bored buddha." In other words, anything that you can experience or think is worthy of compassion; anything you could think or feel is worthy of appreciation.

Being preoccupied with our self-image is like being deaf and blind. It's like standing in the middle of a vast field of wildflowers with a black hood over our heads. It's like coming upon a tree of singing birds while wearing earplugs.

When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal.

Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward.

The Process of becoming unstuck requires tremendous bravery, because basically we are completely changing our way of perceiving reality.

It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play.