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.

It is so powerful when we can leave behind our ordinary identities, no longer think of ourselves primarily as a conductor, or writer, or salesclerk, and go to a supportive environment to deeply immerse in meditation practice.

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

Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.

Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experience with pain & other difficulties; it allows us to recognize the authenticity of the distress & yet not be overwhelmed by it.

You should never use the word Karma when talking about someone else, it's only a concept you should apply to yourself as a matter of investigation.

Some things hurt, you know, and there's pain. But we magnify the suffering of it often, I think, by our reactions.