True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness. The only thing that can give us true refuge is the awareness and love that is intrinsic to who we are. Ultimately, its our own true nature.

People have to find their rhythm. Some people have need for more contact and time together and some people need more space.

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.

Along with judging myself harshly, I'd also always seen the truth of goodness in me.

We are continually experiencing the conditioning to hold on, tighten, or resist.

It may sound lovey-dovey, but there's research showing the positive effect of meditation on parts of the brain that control emotion.

With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive presence to the feelings that accompany them.