Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets distracted over and over again. What is essential, and also incredibly transforming, is realizing that we have the ability to begin again, without blaming or judging ourselves, without thinking we have failed, without losing heart, we can, and need to, constantly be beginning again.

The most common response I hear when I tell people I teach meditation is, "I'm so stressed out. I could use some of that!" A response I also sometimes hear, which amuses me a lot is, "My partner should really meet you!"

The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.

We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.