"It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restless… - Pema Chödrön

The calligraphy reads, “Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.” Listening to talks about the dharma, or the teachings of Buddha, or practicing meditation is nothing other than studying ourselves.

True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.

"Tonglen means "taking in and sending out". This meditation practice is designed to help ordinary people like ourselves connect with the openness and softness of our hearts. Instead of shielding and protecting our soft spot, with tonglen we could let ourselves feel what it is to be human."