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.

Ordinarily we are swept away by habitual momentum and don't interrupt our patterns slightly. When we feel betrayed or disappointed, does it occur to us to practice?

This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it's with us wherever we go.

Inner #‎ peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your #‎ emotions

But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.

Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean.

We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or we begin to challenge them. In Buddha's opinion, to train in staying open and curious - to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs - is the best use of our human lives.