It’s so easy to think that we’re the only ones who suffer, while other people are somehow immune to pain, as though they’d been born with some kind of special knowledge about being happy, that, through some cosmic accident, we never received. Thinking in this way, we make our own problems seem much bigger than they really are.

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

All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment.

Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be simply and clearly present to whatever thoughts, sensations, or emotions occur.

Not recognizing natural mind is simply an example of the mind's unlimited capacity to create whatever it wants.

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.

When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed.