"Be grateful to everyone" is about making peace with the aspects of ourselves that we have rejected... If we were to make a list of people we don't l….

To stay with that shakiness-to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge-that is….

My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Bud….

Difficult people are the greatest teachers..

Remember that this is not something we do just once or twice. Interrupting our destructive habits and awakening our heart is the work of a lifetime..

Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictabilit y of life as it unfolds..

I'm here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away..

Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity..

We practice to liberate ourselves from a burden..

If seeing that other person's pain brings up your fear or anger or confusion (which often happens), just start doing tonglen for yourself and all the….