The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

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

In the end, that's what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.

Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.

Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don't struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality.

Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can - a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement - we are training in letting go.

We don’t sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we’ll be more awake in our lives.