When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something..

The teacher will never give up on the student no matter how mixed up he or she might be.

Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you throw out your neurosis, you also throw out your wisdom..

The most important aspect of being on a spiritual path may be to just keep moving..

In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves..

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience and Infinite love is the only truth; everyth….

The sad part is that all we're trying to do is not feel that underlying uneasiness. The sadder part is that we proceed in such a way that the uneasin….

Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward..

We cannot be present and run our story-line at the same time..

Fear is a natural reaction of moving closer to the truth. If we commit ourselves to staying right where we are, then our experience becomes very vivi….

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals..

To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity..

It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we all share..

I equate ego with trying to figure everything out instead of going with the flow. That closes your heart and your mind to the person or situation tha….

The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things last—that they do….

Never underestimate the desire to bolt..

If you see a homeless person on the street, and they need food, housing, medical attention - if you can give that, do it. But at the same time, work ….

When we cling to thoughts and memories, we are clinging to what cannot be grasped. When we touch these phantoms and let them go, we may discover a sp….

It isn't the things that happen to us in our lives that cause us to suffer, it's how we relate to the things that happen to us that causes us to suff….

The more neurosis the more wisdom..

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and the….