Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world. Practicing metta illuminates our inner integrity because it relieves us of the need to deny different aspects of ourselves.

There are many different ways to practice meditation; it's good to experiment until you find one that seems to suit you.

The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested.

We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.

As we look around, it's very clear that in this world people do outrageous things to one another all of the time. It's not that these qualities or actions make us bad people, but they bring tremendous suffering if we don't know how to work with them.

At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.