Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both...Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both.

At the root of all the harm we cause is ignorance.

If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it's fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there's an arrow in your heart.

There isn't anything except your own life that can be used as ground for your spiritual practice. Spiritual practice is your life, twenty-four hours a day.

Lower your standards and relax as it is.

Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you throw out your neurosis, you also throw out your wisdom.