"To truly love ourselves, we must challenge our beliefs that we need to be different or better."

"Maybe what we really need is to change our relationship to what is, to see who we are with the strength of a generous spirit & a wise heart."

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

"Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity."

"Science tells us that love not only diminishes the experience of physical pain but can make us—and our beloveds—healthier."

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

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

"As a friend of mine told me about Real Happiness: you wrote this one in American."

"In Buddhism there is one word for mind & heart: chitta. Chitta refers not just to thoughts and emotions in the narrow sense of arising from the brain, but also to the whole range of consciousness, vast & unimpeded."

"Everyone we interact with has the capacity to surprise us in an infinite number of ways. What can first open us up to each of our innate capacities for love is merely to recognize that."