Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's unfolding, rather than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with.

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

In a single moment we can understand we are not just facing a knee pain, or our discouragement and our wishing the sitting would end, but that right in the moment of seeing that knee pain, we're able to explore the teachings of the Buddha. What does it mean to have a painful experience? What does it mean to hate it, and to fear it?

I’m learning that to be at home everywhere, I have to be sure to include the place I actually live.

Meeting people in a genuine way and feeling like there is a vital and meaningful connection going on makes me come alive.

Let the breath lead the way.

By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it.