The Buddha said that no true spiritual life is possible without a generous heart. . . . Generosity allies itself with an inner feeling of abundance - the feeling that we have enough to share.

We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.

Doing nothing means unplugging from the compulsion to always keep ourselves busy, the habit of shielding ourselves from certain feelings, the tension of trying to manipulate our experience before we even fully acknowledge what that experience is.

In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away.

Rapture is the gateway to nirvana.

The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested.

As we look around, it's very clear that in this world people do outrageous things to one another all of the time. It's not that these qualities or actions make us bad people, but they bring tremendous suffering if we don't know how to work with them.