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

The best part of all is that no matter how long you practice, or what method you use, every technique of Buddhist meditation ultimately generates compassion.

Any daily activity can be used as an opportunity for meditation.

Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength.

So overall, though my life is far from perfect, I'm contented with it. And in a peculiar way, I'm grateful for the troubling emotions I experienced. The obstacles we face in life can provide powerful incentives for change.

Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want.

Any attempt to capture the direct experience of the nature of mind in words is impossible. The best that can be said is that it is immeasurably peaceful and, once stabilized through repeated experience, virtually unshakable. It's an experience of absolute well-being that radiates through all physical, emotional and mental states-even those that might ordinarily be labeled as unpleasant.