If the mind is flexible, the world is flexible..

It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our mind?.

This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart..

True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish..

We want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness..

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our in….

Our mind is always subject to being distracted by thoughts of what happened in the past and ideas of what could happen in the future, but the living ….

Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overloo….

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow..

The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate..

Being fooled into trying to make things work out for 'me' is called samsara..

If we do not appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the human heart, how can we appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the natural world?.

When we have gone beyond the boundaries of hope and fear, we are able to work with whatever comes our way..

The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness..

As the conceptual, material world increases its hold on us, and inanimate objects become more lifelike, we humans must become more human. Open hearts….

To protect this earth is to protect the very spirit of life.

Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them..

We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what is painful, to make solid what is f….

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it..

We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future..

In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the….