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

By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it.

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

Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.

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

It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn't depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn't depend on how long you've held on to the old view. When you flip the switch in that attic, it doesn't matter whether its been dark for ten minutes, ten years or ten decades. The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn't see before. Its never too late to take a moment to look.

over time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind." Page 62