We're normally caught up in the current of our thinking, feelings and emotions. With awareness, we can observe it all without being swept away. This gives us access to something much vaster and deeper than our usual compressed minds. All of us can access this. It's not so difficult. With some instruction and practice, anybody can do it.

Obviously the dharma is every breath we take, every thought we think, every word we speak, if we do it with awareness and an open, caring heart.

In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.

There is a basic problem that a lot of Western monks and nuns become ordained without really understanding or appreciating what the monastic life is all about.

To become effortless takes a lot of effort. It's good to compare it to learning an instrument or learning a sport.

If you just follow your inner calling, then you just go ahead.

We should develop a deep appreciation for all the we have, and not waste it, otherwise we'll die with deep regrets.