Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy.

Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.

At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.

Meditation has made me happy, loving, and peaceful-but not every single moment of the day. I still have good times and bad, joy and sorrow. Now I can accept setbacks more easily, with less sense of disappointment and personal failure, because meditation has taught me how to cope with the profound truth that everything changes all the time.

Everyone loses touch with their aspiration, and we need the heart to return to what we really care about. All of this is based on developing greater lovingkindness and compassion.

Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is.

Mindfulness needs to not be judgmental to really be mindfulness, which means it needs a basis of loving kindness.