Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.

We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That's a fact but one we fight.

The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.

In a situation of potential conflict, let compassion guide you.

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.

Distraction wastes our energy, concentration restores it.

It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that suffering is wrong. If it's our own suffering, we try to hide it or isolate ourselves. If others are suffering, we're taught to put them away somewhere so we don't have to see it.