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.

TO CUT THROUGH problems, we need problems.

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

The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available.

Though we may be genetically wired for temporary happiness, we've also been gifted with the ability to recognize within ourselves a more profound and lasting sense of confidence, peace, and well-being. Among sentient beings, human beings appear to stand alone in their ability to recognize the necessity to forge a bond between reason, emotion, and their instinct to survive, and in doing so create a universe-not only for themselves and the human generations that follow, but also for all creatures who feel pain, fear and suffering-in which we are all able to coexist contentedly and peaceably.

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

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