The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we cannot function. When we drink a glass of water, drive a car, or have a conversation, we are using mindfulness and awareness.

If we are going to live in a society, there has to be an attitude where people really do care for others.

In meditation we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.

Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart.

If we do not appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the human heart, how can we appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the natural world?

Initially, you have to live a period where you are developing your attitude. I would consider that a meditation: determining what you want to do. You have a period where you meditate and you get the strength.