Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a...

Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.

In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away.

We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.

Meditation is a cyclical process that defies analysis, but demands acceptance.

Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.

Buddha first taught metta meditation as an antidote: as a way of surmounting terrible fear when it arises.

Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.

The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear & jealousy.

Through meditation we come to know that we are dying & being reborn in every moment.

Meditation trains the mind the way physical exercise strengthens the body.

Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.

We can understand the inherent radiance & purity of our minds by understanding metta. Like the mind, metta is not distorted by what it encounters.

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.

People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.

The manifestation of the free mind is said to be lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.

Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.

In a situation of potential conflict, let compassion guide you.

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

When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.

To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.

Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now.

Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.

Every single moment is expressive of the truth of our lives when we know how to look.

Not everyone wants to take up meditation, but most people can feel an alignment with values like mutual respect, insightful investigation, listening to one another.Meditation is a way to help those values become real in...

Meditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.

Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experience with pain & other difficulties; it allows us to recognize the authenticity of the distress & yet not be overwhelmed by it.

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.

When we bring deep awareness to whatever’s bothering us, the same things might be happening, but we are able to relate to them differently.

Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge...

To sense which gifts to accept & which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom.

To reteach a thing its loveliness is the nature of metta. Through lovingkindness, everyone & everything can flower again from within.