True giving is a thoroughly joyous thing to do. We experience happiness when we form the intention to give, in the actual act of giving, and in the recollection of the fact that we have given. Generosity is a celebration. When we give something to someone we feel connected to them, and our commitment to the path of peace and awareness deepens.

By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.

We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.

Every day seems to reveal a new piece of research about meditation, or new clinical applications of mindfulness or compassion practice, or new corporations or foundations or non-profits bringing mindfulness to work.

We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.

Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.

There is no 'thing' to let go of, but a concept, an idea of an ego that burdens us. As soon as we posit a 'thing' to let go of, we're in trouble. We need to change our view of reality, not attack a nonexistent entity.