Mindfulness helps us see the addictive aspect of self-criticism— a repetitive cycle of flaying ourselves again and again, feeling the pain anew.

Smiling at someone can have significant health consequences.

Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that we often do not know where and how to find genuine happiness and so make the mistakes that cause suffering for ourselves & others.

When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.

Never feel ashamed of your longing for happiness.

Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life and is a barrier.

For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.

The idea that traumatic residues—or unresolved stories—can be inherited is groundbreaking.

The unconscious mind is a vast repository of experiences and associations that sorts things out much faster than the slow-moving conscious mind.

Buddhism has a term for the happiness we feel at someone else’s success or good fortune. Sympathetic joy, as it is known, invites us to celebrate for others.

Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.

You can knock on a deaf man's door forever.

Well to be fair, I said, I mean she probably can't handle it. Neither can you, but she doesn't have to handle it. And you do.

Your thoughts define your life.

Imogen was a bright girl naturally, but she had read so many novels that her brain was completely turned.

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

I don't think fundamentally we should ban him [Donald Trump], I don't think we can go around doing that.

I don't want to open my mouth or speak anymore, because everything I say becomes scandalous. It wears you out.

The true success is to labour.

I try to avoid giving advice.

Our mind thinks of death. Our heart thinks of life. Our soul thinks of Immortality.