Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished with all our work, we will never stop, because our work is never completely done. With every accomplishment there arises a new responsibility... Sabbath dissolves the artificial urgency of our days, because it liberates us from the need to be finished.

Can it then be that what we call the 'self' is fluid and elastic? It evolves, strikes a different balance with every new breath.

When we do what we love, again and again, our life comes to hold the fragrance of that thing.

Even when our intentions are noble and our efforts sincere, even when we dedicate our lives to the service of others, the corrosive pressure of frantic over-activity can nonetheless cause suffering in ourselves and others. A "successful" life can become a violent enterprise.

Just because we are working hard does not mean we are making anything happen.

When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true nature.

A kind life...is fundamentally a life of courage.