Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

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

Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.

Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.

Meditation isn’t about what’s happening; it’s about how you relate to what’s happening.

True giving is a thoroughly joyous thing to do. We experience happiness when we form the intention to give, in the actual act of giving, and in the recollection of the fact that we have given. Generosity is a celebration. When we give something to someone we feel connected to them, and our commitment to the path of peace and awareness deepens.

By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench our thirst, we overlook the water all around us and drive ourselves into exile from our own lives.