Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

What you do for yourself, any gesture of kindness, any gesture of gentleness, any gesture of honesty and clear seeing toward yourself, will affect how you experience your world. In fact, it will transform how you experience the world. What you do for yourself, you’re doing for others, and what you do for others, you’re doing for yourself.

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.

Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean.

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

We don’t experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away. Samaya means not holding anything back, not preparing our escape route, not looking for alternatives, not thinking that there is ample time to do things later

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.