We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds. (36)

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

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.

Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort.

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both...Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full of unlimited friendliness for all the junk at the bottom of the lake that we don't feel the need to churn up the waters just to avoid looking at what's there.