Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing process. The opposite of faith is despair.

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

The mind thinks thoughts that we don't plan. It's not as if we say, 'At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.

I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion.

Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are times of great tranquility when concentration is strong and we have few, if any, thoughts. But other times, we can be flooded with memories, plans or random thinking. It's important not to blame yourself.

Let the power of intention lead the way.

Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing.