All the terrible things we do to ourselves and others from alcoholism to character assignation to abuse to murder come from one cause: the inability to stay present with an uncomfortable feeling in the body and seek short-term relief.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

I equate ego with trying to figure everything out instead of going with the flow. That closes your heart and your mind to the person or situation that's right in front of you, and you miss so much.

Searching for happiness prevents us from ever finding it.

Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.