There are many changes in the weather of a day.

Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

The future is the result of what we do right now.

The central question of a warrior's training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.

Hold the sadness and pain of samsara [suffering, confusion] in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun [fundamental awake human nature]. Then the warrior [brave enough to look at & work with reality] can make a proper cup of tea.

Clarity and decisiveness come from the willingness to slow down, to listen to and look at what’s happening.