Q. I worry so much that it’s hard for me to do whatever I need to do. How can I stop worrying?

It’s very important to realize your path and see your true way.

As you learn how to handle the present moment, you’ll gain faith and trust in your ability to handle the situation. You learn how to take care of your feelings and what’s happening around you. That makes you confident; and as your confidence grows, you’re no longer the victim of your worries.

Looking deeply we see cells in the body operating together, flowing like a river. We see a river of feelings, many feelings succeeding each other. We see a river of perception. We see a river of mental formations, and we see a river of consciousness. Consciousness isn’t an unchanging permanent entity; it’s a process, a stream. Looking deeply we see

If we don’t have the cloud, we have the rain. If we don’t have the rain, we have the tea. That is the practice.

You can keep the object of your contemplation alive by means of mindful breathing. If you don’t breathe consciously, sooner or later your thinking will settle back in, and the bird or the tree will disappear.

We call it mindfulness, but mindfulness is the beginning of enlightenment.

It’s very important to learn again the art of resting and relaxing.

As your understanding grows, your compassion and loving kindness will grow, and your heart will grow larger. When our hearts are larger, we have a better capacity to receive and embrace the negative feelings we have in order to transform them.