“Birth, old age, sickness, and death are laws in themselves, and not problems that have to be solved through the power of human beings or through some other power. On the contrary, giving oneself over to birth, old age, sickness, and death as they come is the way to liberation.” Harada Sekkei Roshi (Zen Basics)

“Your actions in the moment are all that you can control. So, if you get distracted, come back to the breath, to your feet, and to what you can see directly in front of you. ‘Fight to be here,’ says mental training coach Graham Betchart. ‘You might have to come back 1,000 times, and that’s OK.’ ” Kelle Walsh (Train Your Brain to Thrive)

“By taking time for quiet meditation, and by confidently claiming oneness with God-Mind, we keep the avenues of our minds open to the divine plan for us… There is also a physical side to the operation of this divine law. The body and its needs must have our consideration. We must not drive the body or neglect its normal needs.” Myrtle Fillmore

“To forgive does not mean overlooking the offense and pretending it never happened. Forgiveness means releasing our rage and our need to retaliate, no longer dwelling on the offense, the offender, and the suffering, and rising to a higher love.” Sue Monk Kidd (The Dance of the Dissident Daughter)

“With diligent practice, 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 offer.” Ronna Kabatznick (Forgive Your Imperfections)

“A human being – temporary biological form creature – will NEVER be ‘safe’ in the world of form because we are designed to dissolve. Give up the drive to survive at any cost (because it’s an impossible goal) and you set yourself free to discover the ease and grace that arise by focusing instead on being the best, most loving, kindest, most grateful temporary human you can be.” Eileen Workman (social media post)

“Nobody can guide you up a mountain that they themselves haven’t climbed.” Rob Bell (social media post)

“A spiritual question is like an alarm clock thrown into the dream. ‘Who Am I?’ calls into question everything the dreamer believes in, namely him or herself. It disrupts the dream. That’s its purpose. When your alarm clock goes off in the morning, its purpose is not to get an answer. Its purpose is to wake you up.” Adyashanti (My Secret is Silence)