If the mind is flexible, the world is flexible.

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.

If you see life as an opportunity, or if you see helping others as an opportunity, then all of a sudden you become joyous. You want to go forward.

A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working. One of the things I try to emphasize is contemplative meditation - bringing your thought and intention into meditation.

The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.

Your regular teachers will get mad at you. If you keep asking something again and again, they will get tired of saying the same thing. A book will not do that. A book always will be there for you. In whatever you want, the book will be there.

You need to become more genuine to who you are. So, people pushing you can help take you to the level where you really understand the principles and enter them into action.