“Making mistakes, having poor judgment, and doing things we know we shouldn’t in the heat of the moment are a natural part of the human condition. Why then are we so hard on ourselves?”  Mark Coleman

“Living with memories isn’t fulfilling God’s plan for your life. God is life within you, eagerly seeking unity and with other life, yearning to picture forth the health and joy and strength and usefulness that there is in all God life.”  Myrtle Fillmore

“Disgusting things get thrown on the earth, but the earth isn’t horrified by them. When you make your mind like the earth, neither agreeable nor disagreeable, sensory impressions will take charge of it.”  Thanissaro Bhikkhu

“The only thing you really ever have to offer another person is your own state of being.” Ram Dass

“Leave your front door open and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go.  Just don’t serve them tea.”  Shunryu Suzuki

“Finding … does not come from seeking. Finding … comes from relinquishing the search.  Relax and soften … it will shine … when it shines.”  Wu Hsin

“Every transformation demands as its precondition “the ending of a world” – the collapse of an old philosophy of life.” Carl Jung