“There is no harm in asking, only in letting an opportunity slip by without trying.”

“Using a fisherman's net with large holes will only catch big fish; letting the smaller ones escape unharmed. It is a lot like life: focusing only on one golden opportunity lets the smaller ones slip away unnoticed. However, starting small will catch larger opportunities over time.”

“It is only when we begin to relax with ourselves that meditation becomes a transformative process. Only when we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without harshness, without deception, can we let go of harmful patterns. Without maitri (metta), renunciation of old habits becomes abusive. This is an important point.”

“...a good friend stands in harm's way for you the second you ask--but a great friend does it without being asked at all.”

“You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.”

“But you don't let true happiness slip out of your grasp without one helluva fight.”