Patience is not learned in safety.

The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment

To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to lead a more passionate, full, and delightful life than that, we must realize that we can endure a lot of pain and pleasure for the sake of finding out who we are and what this world is...

While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves.

We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good... The whole right and wrong business closes us down and makes our world smaller.