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

Training our mind through meditation does not mean forcibly subjugating it or beating it into shape.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life -- delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay -- I hold this question as a guiding light: 'What do I really need right now to be happy?' What I come to over and over again is that only qualities as vast and deep as love, connection and kindness will really make me happy in any sort of enduring way.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.

The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets distracted over and over again. What is essential, and also incredibly transforming, is realizing that we have the ability to begin again, without blaming or judging ourselves, without thinking we have failed, without losing heart, we can, and need to, constantly be beginning again.