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.

Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom.

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

I stepped onto the spiritual path moved by an inner sense that I might find greatness of heart, that I might find profound belonging, that I might find a hidden source of love and compassion. Like a homing instinct for freedom, my intuitive sense that this was possible was the faint, flickering, yet undeniable expression of faith.

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

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

To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest nature, are of value.