What is amazing is how stuck people are in their own habits. It is really hard to get people out of their habits. But once they shift, it also is amazing how rapid the progress can be.

What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when we don’t want to.

Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.

It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the determining factor of success and happiness is contentment.

Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.

Poetry is a language for when you can't quite write prose about something, you can't quite say it, but if you do a poem, it kind of gets to the point.

Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overlook compassion, seeing it as merely a pit stop on the way to more advanced practices. We want something more; we don't even know what. But that's just a trick of our mind. One of the greatest teachings is to practice compassion.