All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others

The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of spiritual awakening. Generosity has tremendous force because it arises from an inner quality of letting go. Being able to let go, to give up, to renounce, and to give generously all spring from the same source, and when we practice generosity ... we open up these qualities within ourselves.

Loving kindness is the spirit of friendship toward yourself and others.

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

Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.

We apply our effort to be mindful, to be aware in this very moment, right here and now, and we bring a very wholehearted effort to it. This brings concentration. It is this power of concentration that we use to cut through the world of surface appearances to get to a much deeper reality.

We like things to manifest right away, and they may not. Many times, we're just planting a seed and we don't know exactly how it is going to come to fruition. It's hard for us to realize that what we see in front of us might not be the end of the story.