As soon as we realize that in this very moment we already have enough, and we already are enough, true happiness becomes possible.

Breathing is a kind of celebration, celebrating the fact of being alive, still alive.

And the concentration on letting go helps us disentangle ourselves from suffering and transform and release painful feelings.

Breathing mindfully, you simply enjoy your in-breath and out-breath. You bring the mind home to the body, and you realize that you are alive, still alive, and this is a wonder. To be alive is the greatest of all miracles.

Freedom is a practice and a habit. We have to train ourselves to walk as a free person, sit as a free person, and eat as a free person. We need to train ourselves how to live.

We cultivate our spiritual practice body—which we can also call our “Dharma body”—by cultivating the seeds of awakening and mindfulness in our daily life.

Spiritual practice is what helps us to overcome challenging and difficult moments. It is the art of stopping and looking deeply to gain deeper insight. It is very concrete.

By removing these objects of seeking that are pulling you away from the here and now, you will discover that everything you want is already right here in the present moment.

The present moment contains both the past and the future.