You don't want to block your thoughts, emotions, and so on; nor do you want to chase after them. If you chase after them, if you let them lead you, they begin to define you, and you lose your ability to respond openly and spontaneously in the present moment. On the other hand, if you attempt to block your thoughts, your mind can become quite tight and small.

Simply notice that you're aware. At any given moment, you can choose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perception of yourself as vulnerable and limited, or to remember that your true nature is pure, unconditioned, and incapable of being harmed.

Practice is personal; no two people's experiences are alike.

When you see your own desire to be happy, you can't avoid seeing the same desire in others.

If you're determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scarred by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do so. The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available.

The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.

Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind.