Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.

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

Find a gap between a trigger event and our usual conditioned response to it and by using that pause to collect ourselves and shift our response

There is no 'thing' to let go of, but a concept, an idea of an ego that burdens us. As soon as we posit a 'thing' to let go of, we're in trouble. We need to change our view of reality, not attack a nonexistent entity.

As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make friends with the quietness of our sensations.

What unites us as human beings is an urge for happiness which at heart is a yearning for union.

If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.