All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.

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

To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to lead a more passionate, full, and delightful life than that, we must realize that we can endure a lot of pain and pleasure for the sake of finding out who we are and what this world is...

Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.

If you work with your mind, that will alleviate all the suffering that seems to come from the outside.

It has a lot to do with developing patience, not with the check-out person so much, but with your own pain that arises, the rawness and the vulnerability, and sending some kind of warmth and love to that rawness and soreness. I think that's how we have to practice.