We all want to be happy. We need to expand the notion of what that means, to make it bigger and wiser.

My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats.

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.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

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

Things don't just happen in this world of arising and passing away. We don't live in some kind of crazy, accidental universe. Things happen according to certain laws, laws of nature. Laws such as the law of karma, which teaches us that as a certain seed gets planted, so will that fruit be.

Each of us has a genuine capacity for love, forgiveness, wisdom and compassion. Meditation awakens these qualities so that we can discover for ourselves the unique happiness that is our birthright.