The Buddha taught that flexibility and openness bring strength and that running from groundlessness weakens us and brings pain. But do we understand that becoming familiar with the running away is the key? Openness doesn't come from resisting our fears but from getting to know them well

One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to you. For one minute, listen to the sounds at a distance. Just listen attentively.

So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.

There are many changes in the weather of a day.

In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest

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

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