To open in a loving way is to let awareness notice that tightening.

Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns.

In the process of deeply accepting our own inner experience, instead of being identified with a story of a limited self, we realize the compassion and wakefulness that is our essence.

Imperfection is not our personal problem - it is a natural part of existing.

Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.

If we're not open to losing, we're not open to loving.

The main thing going on around intimacy is that we've developed a lot of strategies so we'll be a desirable package.