“What if we could recognize our faults and look to see what is beyond them? What if we could see, with great tenderness, the painful unmet needs that have shaped our behaviors?  For many of us, this process is the work of a lifetime…  Yet it begins the moment that we are willing to look at ourselves through the eyes of compassion.”   Tara Brach

“What we must come to understand is that awareness in the present is the only starting point and that this starting point is at the same time the point of arrival.”   Jean Klein

“Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.”   Ali ibn Abi Talib

“When we silence the mind long enough to hear the heart song of our soul, the mind discovers its rightful place and no longer creates more suffering in the world.  It is only a mind that has not yet met the soul (or its higher Self) that cannot be trusted.”   Eileen Workman

“The mind will find myriad reasons to avoid the hard work of change, because it sometimes imagines its own role is to figure out what to do, rather than to problem-solve for the best way to perform the soul’s intentions, which are already set.”  Eileen Workman

“Inquiry is meant to bring you to the frontier between the known and unknown.”  Adyashanti

“What’s important is the capacity to listen, to be quiet, and to be patient so we can intuit the way that God or life wants to reveal itself to us.”   Adyashanti

“Whatever happens to you, don’t fall in despair. Even if all the doors are closed, a secret path will be there for you that no one knows. You can’t see it yet but so many paradises are at the end of this path. Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want. ‘Thank’ before having what you want.”   Shams Tabrizi

“Most people fret about losing this state or that state. They get caught up in what’s not present anymore. That which comes and goes is not real; quit chasing it. It doesn’t matter!!!  What haven’t you lost? That’s what’s important. What always is? What is there in bliss and in misery? Who you are is always present and is always the same. That which doesn’t come and go is real. That is where Freedom is found – nowhere else.”   Adyashanti

“Forgiveness is a unique form of nourishment, a way of providing ourselves and others a spaciousness around our conflicts and difficulties. We no longer feel as alone, stuck, or doomed to fail. The resulting peace of mind provides an inner fullness that no amount of food can ever offer.”   Ronna Kabatznick