Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.

...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This is where real confidence and competence come from. Once we possess this jewel, our life becomes blessed.

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.

When we appreciate something, that means we have allowed ourselves to relax and take it in.

Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first.

People can be trained in certain principles, but then they actually have to apply them and try them out.

We can't hire out our own inner work, but we can do the manual labor with delight and decency.