There is nothing noble about suffering except the love and forgiveness with which we meet it. Many believe that if they are suffering they are closer to God, but I have met very few who could keep their heart open to their suffering enough for that to be true. (124)

Oxygen plays a pivotal role in the proper functioning of the immune system. We can look at oxygen deficiency as the single greatest cause of all diseases.

Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do. It is also the most fruitful. To heal means to meet ourselves in a new way -- in the newness of each moment where all is possible and nothing is limited to the old.

God is not someone or something separate but is the suchness in each moment, the underlying reality.

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

The saddest part about being human is not paying attention. Presence is the gift of life.

Your distance from your partner is the distance from your heart. The things that make relationships difficult are some of the most precious aspects to us.