We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.

Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.

When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.

Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.

The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply at the reality of our lives, is ripe with the potential for insight & clarity.