Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. There is nothing to do but be.

In Chinese, the word for heart and mind is the same -- Hsin. For when the heart is open and the mind is clear they are of one substance, of one essence.

The mind creates the abyss. The heart crosses over it. Love is the bridge.

The demons aren't the noise. They are our aversion to the noise...when you can accept discomfort, doing so allows a balance of mind. That surrender, that letting go of wanting anything to be other than it is right in the moment, is what frees us from hell.

Clearly, all fear has an element of resistance and a leaning away from the moment. Its dynamic is not unlike that of strong desire except that fear leans backward into the last safe moment while desire leans forward toward the next possibility of satisfaction. Each lacks presence. (29)

How soon will we accept this opportunity to be fully alive before we die? (88)

Simply touching a difficult memory with some slight willingness to heal begins to soften the holding and tension around it. (74)