"The rule in loving-kindness practice is to follow the way that most easily opens your heart."

Jack Kornfield

“Difficult people are a gift in disguise because they allow us to practice forgiveness and compassion.” – Unknown

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” — Princess Diana

“We all are so deeply interconnected; we have no option but to love all.”

― Amit Ray, Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” —Lao-Tzu

“Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.”

― Rumi

“Genius is eternal patience.”

Michelangelo

“Inspiration can be found in daily life.”

Cynthia O’Connell

“There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.”

— Deborah Norville

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.” ― Jack Kornfield

This week you can practice mantra meditation to see if this method would work for you.

“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”

Nhat Hanh

"Training the mind to think differently, through meditation, is one important way to avoid suffering."

Dalai Lama

“Why Not?” - Sanitation Engineer

“The more opinions you have, the less you will see”

Wim Wenders

“Pay more attention to the silence than to the sounds. Paying attention to outer silence creates inner silence: the mind becomes still. A portal is opening up. “

-Eckhart Tolle

“It is only when the mind is open and receptive that learning and seeing and change can occur. “

Jon Kabot-Zinn

“Rituals are the formulas by which harmony is restored.”

Mitch Albom