Meditation has made me happy, loving, and peaceful-but not every single moment of the day. I still have good times and bad, joy and sorrow. Now I can accept setbacks more easily, with less sense of disappointment and personal failure, because meditation has taught me how to cope with the profound truth that everything changes all the time.

We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That's a fact but one we fight.

In a situation of potential conflict, let compassion guide you.

There are many times when I have to remind myself that people who harm others are coming from a place of profound disconnection. It is not easy to recognize the pain such a person is in, especially because they may not be conscious of it themselves. They may present themselves to the world as just fine. If you believe human beings have a potential for deep connection, wisdom and love; the limitation in those peoples' lives becomes clearer.

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.

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

Meditation is a tool for helping us accept the profound fact that everything changes all the time.