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

It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is a part of being alive, something we all share. We react against the possibility of loneliness, of death, of not having anything to hold on to. Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

The biggest obstacle to taking a bigger perspective on life is that our emotions capture and blind us.

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.

The future is the result of what we do right now.

Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don't lose your sense of perspective.