We don't experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away.

Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.

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

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

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.

Enlightenment is a direct experience with reality.

Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.