We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good. We don’t want to be wrong because then we’ll feel bad. But we could be more compassionate toward all these parts of ourselves. The whole right and wrong business closes us down and makes our world smaller. Wanting situations and relationships to be solid, permanent, and graspable obscures the pith of the matter, which is that things are fundamentally groundless.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play.

The most important aspect of being on a spiritual path may be to just keep moving.

Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed.

If you’re aggressive in your dealings, that’s how you’ll be regarded in the world. You might smile and give generously, but if you frequently explode in anger, people never feel comfortable in your presence and you’ll never have peace of mind.

It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.