The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

Everything that human beings feel, we feel. We can become extremely wise and sensitive to all of humanity and the whole universe simply by knowing ourselves, just as we are.

As we practice, we begin to know the difference between our fantasy and reality.

If you ask why we meditate, I would say it's so we can become more flexible and tolerant to the present moment.

Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictabilit y of life as it unfolds.

Everything is material for the seed of happiness, if you look into it with inquisitiveness and curiosity. The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment. There always is the potential to create an environment of blame -or one that is conducive to loving-kindness.

The truth is that good and bad coexist; sour and sweet coexist. They aren't really opposed to each other.