Tonglen is a way for you to be with people who need you - beginning with yourself.

Never underestimate the power of compassionately recognizing what's going on.

Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.

One of the main discoveries of meditation is seeing how we continually run away from the present moment, how we avoid being here just as we are. That’s not considered to be a problem. The point is to see it.

How do we cultivate the conditions for joy to expand? We train in staying present.

Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom

You must learn to sit with the restless, painful energy and not let the momentum pull you under and cause you to do the same thing over and over that's ruining your life and the lives of those around you.