True happiness is born of letting go of what is unnecessary.

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.

We can have skills training in mindfulness so that we are using our attention to perceive something in the present moment. This perception is not so latent by fears or projections into the future, or old habits, and then I can actually stir loving-kindness or compassion in skills training too, which can be sort of provocative, I found.

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

In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the consequences of our actions.

Meditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.

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