“As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to makefriends with the quietness of our sensations.”

“Meditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.”

“By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.”

“With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.”

“When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.”

“Meditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training of attention.”

“Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now.”