The shadow is the greatest teacher for how to come to the light.

The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.

My work as a human being is to quiet my mind, open my heart and do what I can to relieve the suffering with as much wisdom, skill, whatever I got.

The game is not about becoming somebody, it's about becoming nobody.

The intellect is a beautiful servant but a terrible master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity.

Suffering only shows where you are attached. That is why, to those on the path, suffering is grace.

We come into relationships often very much identified with our needs. I need this, I need security, I need refuge, I need friendship. And all of relationships are symbiotic in that sense. We come together because we fulfill each others' needs at some level or other.