By not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength.

One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.

When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And as Chögyam Trungpa used to tell us, that’s cause for celebration.

The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.

Few of us are satisfied with retreating from the world and just working on ourselves. We want our training to manifest and to be of benefit. The bodhisattva-warrior, therefore, makes a vow to wake up not just for himself but for the welfare of all beings.

The approach is that the best way to use unwanted circumstances on the path of enlightenment is not to resist but to lean into them.

As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others - what and whom we can work with, and how - becomes wider.