In sitting meditation, our practice is to watch our thoughts arise, label them "thinking", and return to the breath.

Sitting meditation gives us a way to move closer to our thoughts and emotions and to get in touch with our bodies.

It's helpful to always remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing withwhatever arises, without picking and choosing.

Sitting meditation begins with good posture.

Meditation practice is how we discover basic goodness and learn to cultivate bodhichitta. With this view, practice, and activity, even the most mundane situation becomes a vehicle for awakening.

I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today!

You write by sitting down and writing. There's no particular time or place—you suit yourself, your nature. How one works, assuming he's disciplined, doesn't matter.

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then drag racing must be the sport of queens.

And what if I'm the one who kills him?" "My heart is your heart," he said, "My hands are your hands.

I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself.

Let's face it: I am not a professional runner.

The world ... is full of people who never knew what hit 'em, their lives are over before they wake up.

The path of love is not for the faint of heart. It is tested and pushed over and over again.

I like pressure. I thrive on it.

No one dies of nausea, but it can seriously sap the will to live.