The reality we live in is selected by our conceptual definitions. You and I may be in the same physical space, but each of us will see it as entirely different.

Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation. It dies with the body, which is why we are so afraid of death. Death scares the hell out of who you think you are, especially if you think you are this body.

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

Wisdom is one of the few things in human life that does not diminish with age.

The art of life is to stay wide open and be vulnerable, yet at the same time to sit with the mystery and the awe and with the unbearable pain - to just be with it all.

I used to be afraid of things like strokes, but I've now discovered that the fear of the stroke is worse than the stroke itself.

Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise.