We could learn to stop when the sun goes down and when the sun comes up. We could learn to listen to the wind; we could learn to notice that it's raining or snowing or hailing or calm. We could reconnect with the weather that is ourselves, and we could realize that it's sad. The sadder it is, and the vaster it is, the more our heart opens. We can stop thinking that good practice is when it's smooth and calm, and bad practice is when it's rough and dark. If we can hold it all in our hearts, then we can make a proper cup of tea.

Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.

If it's painful, you become willing not just to endure it but also to let it awaken your heart and soften you. You learn to embrace it.

We're not trying to be something we aren't; rather, we're reconnecting with who we are.

Allow situations in your life to become your teacher.

When resistance is gone, the demons are gone.

If your everyday practice is open to all your emotions, to all the people you meet, to all the situations you encounter, without closing down, trusting that you can do that - then that will take you are far as you can go. And then you'll understand all the teachings that anyone has ever taught.