Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.

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

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make friends with the quietness of our sensations.

The Buddha said that no true spiritual life is possible without a generous heart. . . . Generosity allies itself with an inner feeling of abundance - the feeling that we have enough to share.

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

over time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind." Page 62