Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

When there's a disappointment, I don't know if it's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure.

Over time, as the thinking mind begins to settle [through the practice of meditation], we’ll start to see our patterns and habits far more clearly. Sometimes this can be a painful experience. I can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be. By cultivating nonjudgmental openness to ourselves and to whatever arises, to our surprise and delight we will find ourselves genuinely welcoming the never-pin-downable quality of life, experiencing it as a friend, a teacher, and a support, and no longer as an enemy.

The Process of becoming unstuck requires tremendous bravery, because basically we are completely changing our way of perceiving reality.

Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.

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

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