Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

In a sense, self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn't go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes.

Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

We find greater lightness and ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves and other beings.

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

There is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope, running down it's hallways, touching the walls both sides.

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.

I asked my brother-in-law, the father of four boys, ‘If you had it to do all over again, would you still have kids?’ ‘Yes,’ he said. ‘Just not these four.

God must hate common people, because he made them so common.

Time doesn't take away from friendship, nor does separation.

I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You've got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.